Legal Opinion
Harris v. Cafritz Memorial Hospital
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 20, 1976No. 9710PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Per curiam
This is a medical malpractice action in which the trial court directed a verdict in favor of appellees (defendants) at the close of appellants’ (plaintiffs’) case in chief. On appeal, appellant argues that the court erroneously refused to invoke the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur. We affirm.
Appellant Ms. Annie Mae Harris instituted this action for her five-year-old son Michael to recover damages for injuries to the child’s hand and thigh allegedly resulting from treatment provided by appellees, Dr. Basdeo Balkissoon and Cafritz Memorial Hospital. Michael was taken to Caf-ritz Hospital on July…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Bardessono v. MichelsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- Washington Hospital Center v. ButlerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Rodgers v. LawsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
- Creola Quick, Administratrix, Estate of Lawrence Quick, Deceased v. Roger G. ThurstonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1961
- Roy C. Haven, Jr., a Minor by His Next Friend v. Judson G. Randolph, M.D.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Morrison v. MacNamaraDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
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- Washington v. Washington Hospital CenterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- O'NEIL v. BerganDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Meek v. ShepardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
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