Legal Opinion
Brousseau v. Jarrett
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 3, 1977No. Civ. 14887PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JANES, J.
Plaintiff minor appeals from a judgment of dismissal entered after the court sustained defendant medical doctor’s general and special demurrers to plaintiff’s first amended complaint (hereinafter, complaint) without leave to amend. Before the demurrers were sustained, the court offered plaintiff an opportunity to amend the challenged pleading, but plaintiff declined to do so.
The complaint, which is denominated one “for medical malpractice based upon tortious conduct only,” is in two counts. Plaintiff seeks the sums of $3,897.11 in special damages and $250,000 in punitive…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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