Legal Opinion
Street v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 1, 1990No. G009752PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DICKEY, J. *
Petitioners Walter Dean Street and Eric Street, surviving husband and son of decedent Marlene Street, filed a wrongful death action against Norman F. Chang, M.D., and others. The superior court granted Chang’s motion for summary adjudication of issues, concluding the “Good Samaritan” statutes shield Chang from any liability to plaintiffs, even if the emergency medical care he rendered to decedent was grossly negligent. We grant the petition for a peremptory writ of mandate.
Facts
Marlene Street went to the Brea X-Ray Medical Group (the Group) on October 22, 1986, for what…
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