· 9/3/1976
St. John's Hospital Medical Staff v. St. John Regional Medical Center, Inc.
Citations
- 245 N.W.2d 472
- 90 S.D. 674
- 1976 S.D. LEXIS 253
How courts have described this case
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- holding that failure to follow specific amendment procedures rendered attempted amendment of bylaws null and void
- holding that failure to follow specific amendment procedures rendered attempted amendment of bylaws null and void
- assuming that medical staff is an unincorporated association and therefore concluding that it is a proper party to bring suit
- applying rules of contractual interpretation to bylaws outside the context of a hospital and its staff
- medical staff bylaws are an enforceable part of the contract between physician and hospital
- medical staff bylaws are enforceable part of contract between physician and hospital
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Judges: Dunn, Wollman, Coler, Braithwaite, Miller, Winans, Zastrow
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