Legal Opinion

Patrick v. Sedwick

Alaska Supreme Court

Decided April 21, 1966No. 587, 602PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RABINO WITZ, Justice.

These consolidated appeals are taken from a $45,000.00 judgment entered by the trial court on January 12, 1965, in favor of Mary Patrick against Dr. Jack Sedwick.

This is the third occasion that this cause has been before this court. A brief recapitulation of the history of this litigation is necessary.

On July 10, 1957, Dr. Sedwick (hereinafter referred to as appellee) performed a subtotal thyroidectomy operation upon Mary Patrick (hereinafter referred to as appellant). Thereafter, on July 3, 1959, appellant filed a personal injury action against appellee. During the first…

2Cases cited52 opinions

  1. Messenger v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  2. Hatahley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  3. Merrill v. MerrillAlaska Supreme Court · 1962
  4. Austin Joseph Ryan v. United States Lines CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
  5. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc. v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961

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3Cited by66 opinions

  1. Malvo Ex Rel. Malvo v. J. C. Penney Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 1973
  2. Beaulieu v. ElliottAlaska Supreme Court · 1967
  3. State v. AbbottAlaska Supreme Court · 1972
  4. Stordahl v. Government Employees Insurance Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Alaska Airlines, Inc. v. SweatAlaska Supreme Court · 1977

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