Legal Opinion
Fisher v. Sibley Memorial Hospital
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 25, 1979No. 12572PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:
Although sparking much debate among legal commentators,1 the issue presented on appeal is one of first impression in this jurisdiction: the liability of a hospital for disease contracted from blood transfusions. Appellant, who sought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when she incurred hepatitis after a transfusion of blood supplied by Sibley Memorial Hospital, lost at trial on a negligence theory. She asserts on appeal that the trial court erred, as a matter of law, in directing a verdict for the hospital on the theories of breach of implied…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Perlmutter v. Beth David HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Cintrone v. Hertz Truck Leasing & Rental ServiceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1965
- Hoffman v. Misericordia HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Cunningham v. MacNeal Memorial HospitalIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
- Newmark v. Gimbel's IncorporatedSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1969
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Zichichi v. Middlesex Memorial HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
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- Edward William Hull, A/K/A Edward Hull v. Eaton Corporation Edward William Hull Travelers Insurance Company v. Eaton CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Kozup v. Georgetown UniversityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1987
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