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· 10/28/1977

Mehlman v. Powell

Citations

  • 378 A.2d 1121
  • 281 Md. 269
  • 1977 Md. LEXIS 593

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting absence of notice that the hospital's specialized care was \franchised out to various independent contractors\
  • stating “all appearances suggest and all ordinary expectations would be that the Hospital emergency room, physically a part of the Hospital, was in fact an integral part of the institution”
  • stating “all appearances suggest and all ordinary expectations would be that the Hospital emergency room, physically a part of the Hospital, was in fact an integral part of the institution”
  • stating “all appearances suggest and all ordinary expectations would be that the Hospital emergency room, physically a part of the Hospital, was in fact an integral part of the institution”
  • patient's reliance on the hospital for care and no indication that the physician was not an employee were significant factors in rejecting the hospital's claim of immunity
  • patient seeking emergency services from a hospital was relying on the hospital to provide them

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Judges: Eldridge

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