· 10/25/1996
Calwell v. Hassan
Citations
- 925 P.2d 422
- 260 Kan. 769
How courts have described this case
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- prescribing physician had no duty to warn patient of likelihood of drowsiness; no duty to cyclists injured when patient falls asleep at wheel
- prescribing physician had no duty to warn patient of likelihood of drowsiness; no duty to cyclists injured when patient falls asleep at wheel
- noting analytical similarity between theories of liability under Restatement §§ 414 and 324A
- “The services rendered must be those which [defendant] should recognize as necessary for the protection of a third person.’ ”
- expert witness in personal injury litigation against vehicle driver and driver's doctor testified driver probably \had idiopathic hypersomnolence\
- \We have imposed a § 315 duty only in situations involving a dangerous person in a custodial setting.\
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