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Supreme Court of Kansas· 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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