Legal Opinion
Sweet v. Stutch
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 18, 1966No. Civ. 22269PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDraper, P. J.
Defendant doctors appeal from judgment on jury verdict in favor of plaintiff patient.
Plaintiff suffered a crushing type of injury when a crane’s counterweight struck him in the area of the left rear rib cage. This injury occurred in the course of employment, and is in no way chargeable to defendant doctors. They did, however, treat him when he was hospitalized for it. After some 10 days, they applied traction by running a rope from a halter under his chin, over pulleys at the head of his hospital bed, to a 5-pound metal weight tied to the rope. Some eight hours later, at about 5:30 p.m. the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ash v. MortensenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
- Lane v. Pacific Greyhound LinesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
- Causey v. CorneliusCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1958
- Smith v. SchumackerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1938
- Rideau v. Los Angeles Transit LinesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. ManleySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1969
- People v. CroweCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
- Rousseau v. West Coast House MoversCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1967
- Barton v. OwenCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
- Traxler v. ThompsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
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