Legal Opinion
Vincent A. Alden v. Providence Hospital, George W. Ware, and Habeeb Bacchus
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 15, 1967No. 20011PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
The appeal in this malpractice case presents only one question: Did the trial court err in directing the verdict of the jury for the defendants at the close of the plaintiff’s case? We conclude that it did as to the hospital and its chief medical resident, Dr. Bacchus. We therefore reverse for a new trial as to them. We affirm as to Dr. Ware.
Appellant was admitted to Providence Hospital in August 1956 with a condition diagnosed as bulbar poliomyelitis. On March 17, 1957, he was transferred from Providence Hospital to the Polio Rehabilitation Hospital at Warm…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Continental Ore Co. v. Union Carbide & Carbon Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Sheehan v. North Country Community HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- Moeller v. HauserSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1952
- Garfield Memorial Hospital v. Marshall Marshall v. O'DOnnellCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by34 opinions
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