Legal Opinion
Charles S. Hunt v. Howard H. Bradshaw
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 6, 1958No. 7518_1PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Circuit Judge.
A malpractice suit against a surgeon ran its course in the courts of North Carolina, including the Supreme Court of that State, where the Superior Court’s judgment of nonsuit against the plaintiff was affirmed. Thereafter, suit was begun anew in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, jurisdiction resting on diversity. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s case, the District Judge directed a verdict for the defendant, and one of the questions on this appeal is the effect of the earlier proceedings upon the present litigation.
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2Cases cited23 opinions
- Nash v. . RoysterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
- United States v. 25.406 ACRES OF LAND, ETC.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949
- Hunt v. BradshawSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1955
- State v. . CombsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1931
- Burcham v. J. P. Stevens & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Dambacher by Dambacher v. MallisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Gaston v. HunterCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1978
- Miller v. KennedyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1974
- Radman v. HaroldCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- Rotwein v. BogartCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1962
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