Legal Opinion
Pugsley v. Privette
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided February 29, 1980No. Record 771476PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARMAN, S.J.,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
In this case a patient complains that she was operated on by a surgeon without her consent, and she seeks to recover damages for the alleged battery.
Phyllis W. Privette, in the first count of a two-count motion for judgment, claimed that she was entitled to recover damages for the alleged negligence of Dr. Louis Q. Pugsley, Dr. William H. Cooper, and the Fairfax Hospital Association in their diagnosis and treatment of her while she was a patient under their care. In the second count she included by reference the allegations of count one and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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3Cited by43 opinions
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