Legal Opinion

Short v. Flynn

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided June 21, 1977No. 75-232-AppealPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJoslin, J.

This civil action was filed in the Superior Court on June 10, 1975. The complaint alleges that Corina Culbert died on May 9, 1968 as the result of the negligent medical treatment that 'she had received 3 days earlier at the emergency room of a local hospital from the defendants' — Joseph C. Flynn, a physician, and Stanis Lawson, a nurse. Three of the plaintiffs are decedent’s minor children suing through and in the name of George A. Culbert as their father and next friend. A fourth child, Corina Short, attained her majority in January 1974 and was then appointed administratrix of her mother’s…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Gaudette v. WebbMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
  2. Cross v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.California Supreme Court · 1964
  3. Henry v. John W. Eshelman & SonsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1965
  4. Gomez v. LevertonCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1973
  5. Eastern Scrap Services, Inc. v. HartySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1975

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Bouchard v. PriceSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1997
  2. Kelly v. MarcantonioSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1996
  3. Hun v. Center PropertiesHawaii Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Simeone v. CharronSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2000
  5. Louise Cadieux, Administratrix v. International Telephone & Telegraph Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979

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