Legal Opinion
Simons v. Georgiade
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided February 2, 1982No. 8114SC347PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HILL, Judge.
In 1972, plaintiff consulted her family doctor in Elizabeth City about discharges from her breasts. A biopsy by wedge resection was performed at that time, but plaintiff continued to have soreness and tenderness in her breasts along with a continued discharge. The family doctor referred plaintiff to Georgiade, a physician at Duke Medical Center.
On 16 April 1975, Georgiade examined plaintiff, diagnosed her condition as due to fibrocystic disease, and prescribed treatment by a surgical procedure known as a bilateral subcutaneous mastectomy. Georgiade explained to plaintiff that the…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Kelly v. International Harvester CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
- Dickinson v. PakeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1974
- Rappaport v. Days Inn of America, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
- Cogdell v. Wilmington & Weldon RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1903
- Watson v. CluttsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1964
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Makas v. Hillhaven, Inc.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1984
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