Legal Opinion
Miller v. Rhode Island Hospital
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided June 3, 1993No. 92-407-APublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FAY, Chief Justice.
This matter is before us on the appeal of the defendant, Rhode Island Hospital (hospital), from a Superior Court judgment. An attending physician at the hospital had performed a surgical procedure over the objections of the plaintiff, Craig L. Miller. A jury found the hospital liable for battery and awarded the plaintiff $10,000 in compensatory damages and $100 in punitive damages. 1 On appeal the hospital asserts that the trial justice erred by refusing to admit certain testimony and by incorrectly instructing the jury. The facts insofar as they are pertinent to…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Schloendorff v. Society of the New York HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Jerry W. Canterbury v. William Thornton Spence and the Washington Hospital Center, a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Matter of ConroySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1985
- Wilkinson v. VeseySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1972
- State v. CaruoloSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1987
21 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by14 opinions
- Roe v. GelineauSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2002
- Kelly v. MarcantonioCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- Moriarity v. Rockford Health Systems, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2006
- Smith v. O'CONNELLDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1998
- Sheehan v. THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKETING CORP.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2010
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.