Duvall v. Goldin

Is a physician liable to third persons injured as a result of the physician’s negligence in treating a patient who, as a result of his medical condition, causes an automobile accident involving the third persons? The question raised is one of first impression and comes to us on the following facts.

On March 6, 1977, plaintiffs were involved in an accident which occurred when their vehicle was *346struck by a vehicle driven by Michael Hubbard. Initially, suit was brought against Hubbard alone.1 After discovering that Hubbard had been a patient of Dr. Goldin at the time of the collision, plaintiffs…