Massachusetts Appeals Court· 8/1/1997

Lambley v. Kameny

Citations

43 Mass. App. Ct. 277
682 N.E.2d 907
1997 Mass. App. LEXIS 166

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“[T]he label attached to a pleading or motion is far less important than its substance”
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\The essence of the doctor-patient relationship is the undertaking by a physician to diagnose and/or treat the person being diagnosed or treated with reasonable professional skill\
“[T]he label attached to a pleading or motion is far less important than its substance”

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