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Davis v. Mangelsdorf

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided September 20, 1983No. 1 CA-CIV 6489PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KLEINSCHMIDT, Presiding Judge.

This lawsuit was initiated by Anne M. Davis to recover for personal injuries sustained in an automobile accident caused by a driver who lost control of his vehicle while suffering an epileptic seizure. The primary issue on appeal is whether Ms. Davis can maintain a cause of action against the driver’s former physician who had advised the driver to discontinue the use of an anti-convulsive drug approximately 17 years prior to the accident.

The complaint was filed in 1981 in Maricopa County Superior Court against Dr. Carl H. Mangelsdorf and his wife. The…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
  2. Tarasoff v. Regents of University of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Thompson v. County of AlamedaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Ryan v. StateArizona Supreme Court · 1982
  5. Grimm v. Arizona Board of Pardons & ParolesArizona Supreme Court · 1977

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Kirk v. Michael Reese Hospital & Medical CenterIllinois Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Welke v. KuzillaMichigan Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. Cooke v. BerlinCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1987
  4. Wertheim v. Pima CountyCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2005
  5. REPUBLIC NAT. BANK OF NY v. Pima CountyCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2001

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