Legal Opinion

Berkey v. Anderson

California Court of Appeal

Decided November 18, 1969No. Civ. 33136PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

CHANTRY, J. pro tem. *

This is an action against respondent Rickenberg and his partners for malpractice in connection with the performance of a myelogram and against respondent Anderson for prescribing the myelogram without the informed consent of the appellant. * 1

At the conclusion of plaintiff’s evidence the court granted defendants’ motions for nonsuit, and this is an appeal from the judgment of dismissal thereafter entered. In considering whether there was error in the granting of the nonsuit, we must be guided by the following rule: “ ‘A motion for nonsuit may properly be granted…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Ybarra v. SpangardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
  2. Seneris v. HaasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1955
  3. Salgo v. Leland Stanford Jr. University Board of TrusteesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
  4. Siverson v. WeberCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962
  5. Quintal v. Laurel Grove HospitalCalifornia Supreme Court · 1964

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Jerry W. Canterbury v. William Thornton Spence and the Washington Hospital Center, a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
  2. Cobbs v. GrantCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
  3. Neel v. Magana, Olney, Levy, Cathcart & GelfandCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
  4. Moore v. Regents of University of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Carmichael v. ReitzCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1971

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