Legal Opinion
Furr v. Herzmark
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 29, 1953No. 11536PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIIY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal questions the action of the District Court in directing a verdict for the defendant at the conclusion of all the testimony. The issue was defendant’s alleged negligence as a doctor in performing several operations upon the plaintiff and in the treatment associated with the operations. The basic operation was the removal from plaintiff’s right leg of two inches of the femur to shorten the leg so as to bring it into better coordination with the left leg, which by reason 'of injuries in childhood had not grown to full length and usefulness. The discrepancy…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Sweeney v. ErvingSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Christie v. CallahanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
- Garfield Memorial Hospital v. Marshall Marshall v. O'DOnnellCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- Rodgers v. LawsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
- Hohenthal v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Jerry W. Canterbury v. William Thornton Spence and the Washington Hospital Center, a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- George A. Lies v. Farrell Lines, Inc. And Does One Through Ten, InclusiveCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Camalier & Buckley-Madison, Inc. v. The Madison Hotel, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Mazer v. LipschutzCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
- Milton Mazer, Administrator of the Estate of Israel Abrams, Deceased v. Hattie Lipschutz, of the Estate of Benjamin Lipschutz, Deceased, Milton Mazer, Administrator of the Estate of Israel Abrams, Deceased v. Dr. Peter Chodoff, and Third-Party v. Hattie Lipschutz, of the Estate of Benjamin Lipschutz, Deceased, and the Albert Einstein Medical Center, Southern Division, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
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