· 10/28/1977
Mehlman v. Powell
Citations
- 378 A.2d 1121
- 281 Md. 269
- 1977 Md. LEXIS 593
How courts have described this case
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- 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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