Legal Opinion
Estrada v. Jaques
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided October 16, 1984No. 8315SC878PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BECTON, Judge.
This is a complex medical negligence action. Plaintiff appeals from various rulings on motions to amend pleadings, for summary judgment, and to compel discovery.
The Medical Facts
Plaintiff, Michael Estrada, worked in a tavern in Chapel Hill and was shot in the knee by a disruptive customer on 16 May 1979. His wound was treated at North Carolina Memorial Hospital (NCMH), with no apparent complications. Estrada developed a mass in his leg, however, and was readmitted to NCMH on 17 June 1979. The mass apparently resulted from a false aneurysm, a weakened spot in an arterial wall,…
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