· 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
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- 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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