Legal Opinion

Maddox v. Druid City Hospital Bd.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided April 21, 1978No. 77-57PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Plaintiff, Charles W. Maddox, Jr., a minor suing by his father as next friend, appeals from the grant of a motion for summary judgment in favor of defendant, Parke-Davis Company, Inc. and from a denial of plaintiff's Rule 60 (b)(1) motion. We affirm.

In August 1976, plaintiff was injured while hospitalized when he was given an overdose of a certain drug by his nurse. Plaintiff brought a suit for damages charging negligence against defendant Druid City Hospital Board, which employed the nurse, and defendant Parke-Davis, which had allegedly improperly labeled the drug. Plaintiff's father, in a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Steenhuis v. HollandSupreme Court of Alabama · 1927
  2. Williams v. ColquettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1961
  3. Huey v. DykesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1919
  4. Whitehead v. Georgia Pacific Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1977

3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Hill v. CherrySupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
  2. Mattison v. KirkSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
  3. American Pioneer Life Ins. Co. v. SandlinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
  4. City of Daphne v. CaffeySupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  5. McClendon v. City of BoazSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981

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