Legal Opinion
Civitarese v. Gorney
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 5, 1971PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
In this action the plaintiff seeks to recover for the alleged malpractice of the defendant in performing a tonsillectomy. The declaration contains three counts, two in tort and one in contract. The judge directed verdicts for the defendant on all counts at the conclusion of the plaintiff’s evidence. The plaintiff’s bill of exceptions brings here the propriety of the directed verdicts and of rulings excluding certain evidence, to all of which the plaintiff duly excepted.
The declaration, as amplified by specifications, alleges that the defendant negligently prepared for a tonsillectomy upon the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Brune v. BelinkoffMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
- Berardi v. MenicksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
- Semerjian v. StetsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
- Haggerty v. McCarthyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- Stevens v. William S. Howe Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Commonwealth v. BarnettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Harlow v. ChinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Productora E Importadora De Papel v. FlemingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Forlano v. HughesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Heinrich Ex Rel. Heinrich v. SweetCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
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