Harlow v. Chin
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
1Opinion of the Court
*699Abrams, J.
The defendants in this medical malpractice action appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, William Harlow. The plaintiff alleges that the negligence of Dr. Danny Chin and Massachusetts General Hospital caused him to become a quadriplegic. The jury, in answer to special questions, found the defendants negligent, and found the plaintiff thirteen per cent comparatively negligent. A judgment for $6,660,720, not including prejudgment interest, was entered against both defendants.2 The defendants argue that the evidence was insufficient to support a finding of either negligence…
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- McDonald v. Massachusetts General HospitalMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1876
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- Poirier v. Town of PlymouthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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