Legal Opinion

Hamburger v. Henry Ford Hospital

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided August 6, 1979No. Docket 78-3138PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

K. B. Glaser, Jr., J.

Plaintiff Albert D. Hamburger, M.D., entered Henry Ford Hospital as a patient on December 31, 1975, having symptoms consistent with a mild stroke. He was sent to an x-ray room attended by Ms. Rita McKinney who was a student trainee and functioning as an x-ray technician but was not certified. The patient was placed on a stool with a low back during the x-ray procedure. Immediately after the procedure was completed the patient collapsed while still on the stool, became unconscious and started urinating. Ms. McKinney put a tongue depressor in his mouth and called to a…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Schubert v. August Schubert Wagon Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
  2. Grewe v. Mount Clemens General HospitalMichigan Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Willett v. Ford Motor Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1977
  4. Bivens v. Detroit Osteopathic HospitalMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977
  5. Flint Board of Education v. WilliamsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Jaar v. University of MiamiDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
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  3. Kenyon v. Second Precinct LoungeMichigan Court of Appeals · 1989
  4. Thornhill v. City of DetroitMichigan Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. Garcia v. Estate of ArribasDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 2005

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