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Jones v. State Board of Medicine

Idaho Supreme Court

Decided October 15, 1976No. 12093PublishedCited by 182 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHEPARD, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment which held the 1975 Hospital-Medical Liability Act unconstitutional. The action was brought for declaratory judgment by certain physicians and hospitals against the State Board of Medicine and the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

The Act in question, Title 39, Ch. 42, Idaho Code, was enacted as a result of an alleged “medical malpractice insurance crisis.” Among other provisions it places limitations on the remedies and recovery of medical malpractice actions in Idaho against physicians and…

2Cases cited80 opinions

  1. Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. Reed v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Nebbia v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  5. Eisenstadt v. BairdSupreme Court of the United States · 1972

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3Cited by182 opinions

  1. Shavers v. Attorney GeneralMichigan Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Johnson v. St. Vincent Hospital, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Carson v. MaurerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1980
  4. Anderson v. WagnerIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Lucas v. United StatesTexas Supreme Court · 1988

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