Legal Opinion
Jobin v. McQuillen
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided April 10, 1992No. 90-146PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGibson, J.
Plaintiff Saffron C.B. Jobin appeals from the award of summary judgment to defendants, Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Eleanor N. McQuillen and the State of Vermont. Plaintiff claims damages for mental, emotional and psychological distress caused by the removal and retention of her son’s brain in connection with an autopsy authorized by statute. She challenges the superior court’s conclusion that both defendants are immune from suit and that she has failed to make out a prima facie case. We affirm.
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Plaintiff’s 13-year-old son, Joshua Jobin, died at home on March 4, 1986, after suffering flu-like…
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