Legal Opinion
Nelson v. Pollay
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 20, 1996No. 80299PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OP ALA, Judge.
This public-law controversy presents three questions: (1) Does the 1985 Governmental Tort Claims Act [GTCA or Act] 1 shield faculty physicians — who are teaching in a medical education program at OHahoma Memorial Hospital [OMH or hospital] — from tort liability to a patient for negligence in providing medical or surgical services? (2) Does the 1985 version of the GTCA allow OMH to be answerable in tort (dehors the respondeat superior doctrine) — in a manner coextensive with the standards of liability that govern private hospitals — for the negligence of non-employee-physieians…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Vanderpool v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
- Bartlett v. American National Bank & Trust Co. of SapulpaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
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- Toxic Waste Impact Group, Inc. v. LeavittSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
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3Cited by29 opinions
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