Michigan Court of Appeals· 12/3/1984

Duvall v. Goldin

Citations

362 N.W.2d 275
139 Mich. App. 342

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holding that psychiatrist had duty to protect individuals endangered by his epileptic patient
holding that psychiatrist had duty to protect individuals endangered by his epileptic patient
finding that the likelihood of harm was not entirely unforeseeable and so the moving party was not entitled to summary judgment
finding a duty of a physician to third party based upon a “special relationship”
“[I]t is foreseeable that a doctor’s failure to diagnose or properly treat an epileptic condition may create a risk of harm to a third party.”
doctor owed duty of reasonable care to protect the driving public where doctor's negligence in diagnosis or treatment of patient contributes to plaintiff's injuries

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Judges: Allen, Wahls, Warshawsky

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