Legal Opinion
Preston v. Thompson
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided August 4, 1981No. 8021SC1189PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN (Harry C.), Judge.
Plaintiff first argues that a dentist, while generally not an insurer of results, may enlarge his responsibility to the patient and contract to fulfill specific assurances. Although we find no cases in North Carolina addressing this issue, we have no quarrel with this proposition. See Annot., 43 A.L.R. 3d 1221 (1972 and 1980 Supp.). Our General Assembly, in enacting Article IB of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, apparently considered this very issue. N.C.G.S. 90-21.13(d) provides:
No action may be maintained against any health care provider upon…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Vassey v. BurchSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
- Joseph Diantonio v. Northampton-Accomack Memorial Hospital and Gene Myers, Dr., Association of Trial Lawyers of America/appellant, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Town of Blowing Rock v. GregorieSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1956
- Batiste v. American Home Products Corp.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1977
- Flippin v. JarrellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Jackson v. BumgardnerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986
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- prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 15,315 Naomi Whitaker v. T.J. Snow Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- In Re TMJ Implants Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1995
- Golden v. Den-Mat Corp.Court of Appeals of Kansas · 2012
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