Legal Opinion
Cooper v. Hartman
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided December 9, 1987No. 45, September Term, 1987PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ADKINS, Judge.
In Weimer v. Hetrick, 309 Md. 536, 525 A.2d 643 (1987), we held that the “loss of a substantial chance of survival” doctrine did not apply to a wrongful death action under Md.Code (1984 Repl.Vol., 1987 Cum.Supp.) Cts. & Jud.Proc. Art. § 3-904. We explained that neither Thomas v. Corso, 265 Md. 84, 288 A.2d 379 (1972), nor Hicks v. United States, 368 F.2d 626 (4th Cir.1966), “created ... a new tort ... [or] an additional basis for determination of damages in an existing tort” on the basis of that doctrine. Weimer, 309 Md. at 553, 525 A.2d at 652. We left for “another day” the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Hamil v. BashlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Harry J. Hicks, Administrator of the Estate of Carol Greitens, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- Pierce v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
- McKellips v. Saint Francis Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
- Evers v. DollingerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1984
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Jacobs v. FlynnCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2000
- Johns Hopkins Hospital v. PepperCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1997
- Carolyn Hurley, Individually, and as Parent and Guardian of James T. McNey v. United States of America Clinical Data, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
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