Legal Opinion
Ravenis v. Detroit General Hospital
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided August 11, 1975No. Docket 17851, 17852PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtD. F. Walsh, J.
This is a consolidated medical malpractice action wherein defendant Detroit General Hospital was found by a jury to be negligent in the method of its selection of an eye donor for two corneal transplants.
The plaintiffs, Louella Bradford and Charles Ravenis, instituted proceedings which eventually named as defendants not only Detroit General but also Harper Hospital, Oscar Brown, M.D., and Leonard Sachs, M.D. Their claims were based on corneal transplants performed by Dr. Brown at Harper Hospital on March 16, 1970. A deceased patient at Detroit General, Art Robertson, was the donor of both…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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