Legal Opinion
Simmons v. Urquhart
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 16, 1994No. 1314, September Term, 1993PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRELL, Judge.
Angela C. Simmons, and her children, Sharon, David, and Mark Simmons, appellants, sued Joann Urquhart, M.D., Wil liam Tullner, M.D., and Maryland Cardiology Associates, P.A. (MCA), appellees, for wrongful death and survivorship malpractice following the death of Anthony Simmons, the husband and father of appellants. A jury in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County found that, although Dr. Urquhart negligently failed to advise Mr. Simmons that his condition required immediate medical attention, the decedent’s contributory negligence barred appellants’ ability to recover against…
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