Adkins v. St. Francis Hospital of Charleston, W. Va.

Decided July 13, 1965. Fred H. Caplan wrote the opinion for the court.

143 S.E.2d 154 · Cited 67 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Fisher v. Ohio Valley General Hospital Ass'n · 73 S.E.2d 667
• Koehler v. Ohio Valley General Hospital Ass'n · 73 S.E.2d 673
• Parker v. Port Huron Hospital · 105 N.W.2d 1
• Flagiello v. Pennsylvania Hospital · 417 Pa. 486
• Sheehan v. North Country Community Hospital · 7 N.E.2d 28
• Haynes v. Presbyterian Hospital Ass'n · 45 N.W.2d 151
• Ray v. Tucson Medical Center · 230 P.2d 220
• Friend v. Cove Methodist Church, Inc. · 396 P.2d 546
• Glavin v. Rhode Island Hospital · 12 R.I. 411

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