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· 4/8/1985

Mickey Porter v. Sisters of St. Mary D/B/A St. Joseph Hospital

Citations

  • 756 F.2d 669

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding evidence of apparent authority insufficient where patient sought services of particular doctor rather than services of hospital generally
  • “[I]f a hospital furnishes consent forms to a patient for his signature, it does not thereby assume duties that are the business of the physician.”

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Judges: Arnold, Gibson, Henley, John

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