· 9/29/1983
Wendell P. Engelstad, M.D. v. Virginia Municipal Hospital and Virginia Hospital Commission
Citations
- 718 F.2d 262
- 1 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 273
- 114 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 3324
- 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 16434
How courts have described this case
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- doctor’s employment contract with hospital was terminable at will absent contractual understanding on duration or some consideration provided by employee in addition to duties of employment
- “Staff privileges do not establish an employment contract with the hospital.”
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Judges: Heaney, Gibson, Rosenn
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