Legal Opinion
McCormick v. City of Wildwood
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided November 3, 1977No. Civ. A. 1025-73PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COHEN, Senior District Judge:
A new trial is sought by the plaintiff in this diversity negligence action, wherein he alleges that his blindness was caused by the defendants’ failure to render appropriate medical care to him during his incarceration in the defendants’ jails between November 14 and December 2, 1971. The plaintiff maintained that during this period a benign brain tumor (a meningioma) impinged upon his optic nerves causing irreversible damage. The defendants deny negligence and assert the defense of contributory negligence, in that the plaintiff failed to seek medical…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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