Hastings v. Baton Rouge General Hospital

Decided November 24, 1986. Jack C. Watson wrote the opinion for the court.

498 So. 2d 713 · Cited 249 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.

• Thomas v. Corso · 288 A.2d 379
• Jones v. Montefiore Hospital · 431 A.2d 920
• Hunt v. Bogalusa Community Medical Center · 303 So. 2d 745
• Roberson v. Counselman · 686 P.2d 149
• Whitfield v. Whittaker Memorial Hospital · 210 Va. 176
• Cooper v. National Motor Bearing Co. · 136 Cal. App. 2d 229
• Carr v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company · 384 F. Supp. 821
• Dixie Drive It Yourself System New Orleans Co. v. American Beverage Co. · 137 So. 2d 298
• Hamil v. Bashline · 392 A.2d 1280
• Herskovits v. Group Health Cooperative · 664 P.2d 474
• Brown v. Koulizakis · 331 S.E.2d 440
• Blanchard v. Ogima · 215 So. 2d 902
• Johns Hopkins Hospital v. Genda · 258 A.2d 595
• Harvey v. Silber · 2 N.W.2d 483
• Fredrickson v. MAW · 227 P.2d 772
• Suhor v. Medina · 421 So. 2d 271
• Scott v. Hosp. Serv. Dist. No. 1 · 496 So. 2d 270
• Ardoin v. Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co. · 360 So. 2d 1331
• Breithaupt v. Sellers · 390 So. 2d 870
• Anthony v. Hospital Service Dist. No. 1 · 477 So. 2d 1180
• Boxberger v. Martin · 552 P.2d 370
• Hammond v. Grissom · 470 So. 2d 1049
• Bryant v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. · 365 So. 2d 537
• Roberts v. STATE, THROUGH LA. HEALTH, ETC. · 404 So. 2d 1221
• Matranga v. Sara Mayo Hosp. · 467 So. 2d 540

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