Legal Opinion
McHugh v. Audet
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 3, 1947No. Civ. A. 790PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, District Judge.
Plaintiff sought damages for alleged malpractice resulting in the death of Helen C. McHugh, plaintiff’s deceased spouse and mother of five minor children.
Jurisdiction arose from diversity of citizenship and from a claim for damages in excess of $3,000. Plaintiff was a resident of New Jersey. Defendants, Dr. Lewis E. Audet and Dr. William E. Delaney, were Doctors of Medicine practicing their profession in the City of Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Plaintiff’s decedent being ill, Dr. Audet, the family physician, was called to her home. Being of the opinion that a surgical…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Safeway Stores, Inc. v. CoeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Cheffey v. Pennsylvania R. Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1948
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