Couillard v. Charles T. Miller Hospital, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that statute of limitations for medical malpractice action is suspended as long as the physician continues to treat the patient for a particular condition
• noting that “considerations of practical justice” require that plaintiff not be compelled to give up a claim for relief unless he has intentionally done so, or has received full compensation for the claim
• finding doctor was subsequent tortfeasor, rather than joint tortfeasor, where doctor misdiagnosed a fractured vertebra after a fall on public bus
• allowing the use of parol evidence to determine the nature and extent of release
• allowing the use of parol evidence to determine the nature and extent of release
• railway company allegedly caused accident, and hospital and physician subsequently committed malpractice

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).