· 5/23/1994
Banks Ex Rel. Estate of Banks v. Medical University
Citations
- 444 S.E.2d 519
- 314 S.C. 376
- 1994 S.C. LEXIS 118
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing a patient’s right to recover for the breach of an express pretreatment warranty to effect a particular result, but denying a patient’s right to recover for the breach of an implied contract arising from a failure to provide adequate medical treatment
- declining to recognize a cause of action for breach of an implied contract arising from an alleged failure to provide adequate medical treatment
- “[W]e note that as to Banks herself, the wrongful death statute constitutes the exclusive remedy.” (citing Green v. Southern Railway Company, 319 F.Supp. 919 (D.C.S.C.1970)) and Lee v. Bunch, 373 S.C. 654, 647 S.E.2d 197, 201-02 (2007
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Judges: Chandler, Finney, Toal, Moore, Littlejohn
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