Legal Opinion
Van Steensburg v. Lawrence & Memorial Hospitals
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 4, 1984No. 11925PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArthur H. Healey, J.
The principal issue on this appeal is whether the trial court erred in instructing the jury with regard to the standard of care that the defendant1 owed to the plaintiff.
The following salient facts, which the jury could reasonably have found, are not in dispute: On December *50128, 1978, the plaintiff, Patricia Van Steensburg, was admitted to the Lawrence & Memorial Hospitals (Lawrence & Memorial) located in New London, under the care of the defendant, Louis H. Reich, M.D., a psychiatrist. The plaintiff had been referred to Lawrence & Memorial by her treating physician at the submarine base…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Darling v. Charleston Community Memorial HospitalIllinois Supreme Court · 1965
- Logan v. Greenwich Hospital Ass'nSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- Pisel v. Stamford HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Katsetos v. NolanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
- Bly v. RhoadsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1976
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Petriello v. KalmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Hall v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
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