Legal Opinion
Creola Quick, Administratrix, Estate of Lawrence Quick, Deceased v. Roger G. Thurston
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 20, 1961No. 15738PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In this action for wrongful death the District Court directed a verdict for the defendant at the close of plaintiff’s case. On the evening of June 4, 1957, the decedent, Quick, visited the appellee, Dr. Thurston, to obtain relief from urine retention; he had long suffered from diabetes and urethral stricture. The treatment consisted of the insertion of certain instruments into the urethra to relieve the stricture and the administration of penicillin as a safeguard against infection. The urine drained during the treatment showed the presence of infection in the lower urinary tract, which was…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Sweeney v. ErvingSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Ewing v. GoodeU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern Ohio · 1897
- Jesionowski v. Boston & Maine RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Christie v. CallahanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Jerry W. Canterbury v. William Thornton Spence and the Washington Hospital Center, a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Morrison v. MacNamaraDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Meek v. ShepardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Germann v. MatrissSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1970
- Esther Kosberg, Administratrix, Estate of Roberta Ann Clark v. Washington Hospital Center, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
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