Legal Opinion
Johnson v. St. Vincent Hospital, Inc.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided May 16, 1980No. 1078 S 216, 779 S 178, 379 S 79, and 1179 S 315PublishedCited by 337 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeBRULER, Justice.
In these cases we consider the constitutionality of aspects of the Indiana Medical Malpractice Act. Ind. Code §§ 16-9.5-1-1 through 16-9.5-10-5. Appellants Johnson brought their medical malpractice claim for death of a minor child occurring in the aftermath of a tonsillectomy in the trial court without first submitting it to a medical review panel for an opinion as required by the Act. Ind.Code § 16-9.5-9-2. The complaint included a separate paragraph seeking a declaratory judgment upon the constitutionality of the statute. Upon their summary judgment motion the trial court…
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