Legal Opinion
Keenan v. Yale New Haven Hospital
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 5, 1974PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Per curiam
A malpractice complaint, based on negligence alleged to have occurred on December 14, 1967, was filed against the defendants Yale New Haven Hospital and Lycurgus M. Davey, a surgeon, on December 13,1968. The action against the hospital was withdrawn. An amendment to the complaint filed August 11, 1972, alleged an assault by the defendant Davey and, as made more specific, alleged that he “assaulted the plaintiff by performing a surgical operation on him without securing his informed consent.”
Summary judgment was rendered by the court in favor of the defendant on the assault count in that it is…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Baker v. BakerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
- Kelsall v. KelsallSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
3Cited by37 opinions
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