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Aguirre-Alvarez v. Regents of University of California

California Court of Appeal

Decided November 16, 1998No. B116305PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BOREN, P. J.

Does a hospital treating a patient in constructive police custody who dies at the hospital from gunshot wounds inflicted by police owe a duty to the decedent’s relatives to locate and notify them? We conclude that the hospital does not owe such a duty.

Facts

Appellants Manuel Aguirre and Rosa Alvarez are the parents of the deceased, 19-year-old Alfonso Aguirre-Alvarez (decedent). Appellant Apolonio Aguirre-Alvarez (Aguirre-Alvarez) is decedent’s brother and the appointed personal representative of his brother’s estate. Paramedics transported decedent on May 7, 1992, to…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Dillon v. LeggCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
  2. Thing v. La ChusaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Christensen v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Burgess v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Marlene F. v. Affiliated Psychiatric Medical Clinic, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1989

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  2. Benson v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2010
  3. Ess v. Eskaton Properties, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2002
  4. People v. ZambranoCalifornia Supreme Court · 2007
  5. Jacobsen v. Marin General HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999

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