Kern Ex Rel. Kern v. St. Joseph Hospital, Inc.

Decided March 28, 1985. William R. Federici wrote the opinion for the court.

697 P.2d 135 · Cited 57 times

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• Pharmaseal Laboratories, Inc. v. Goffe · 568 P.2d 589
• Goodman v. Brock Ex Rel. Estate of Brock · 498 P.2d 676
• Layton v. Allen · 246 A.2d 794
• Roybal v. White · 383 P.2d 250
• Toth v. Lenk · 330 N.E.2d 336
• Wade v. Thomasville Orthopedic Clinic, Inc. · 306 S.E.2d 366
• Johns Hopkins Hospital v. Lehninger · 429 A.2d 538
• Allen v. McClellan · 75 N.M. 400
• Montgomery v. Karavas · 114 P.2d 776
• Smith v. DOWELL CORP., a DIV. OF DOW CHEM. · 692 P.2d 27
• Sunset Package Store, Inc. v. City of Carlsbad · 442 P.2d 572
• Hutchinson v. State · 554 P.2d 663
• Weinstock v. Ott · 444 N.E.2d 1227
• Wojcik v. Almase · 451 N.E.2d 336
• Crumpton v. Humana, Inc. · 661 P.2d 54

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