414 judgments found.

Wilmington General Hospital v. Manlove

Country: United States
Year: 1961
Court: Supreme Court of Delaware
Citation: Wilmington General Hospital v. Manlove 174 A. 2d 135 (Del. 1961)
Health Topics: Child and adolescent health, Health care and health services, Hospitals, Medical malpractice, Medicines
Human Rights: Right to health
Facts:

Plaintiff, Darius M. Manlove, as administrator, brought suit against defendant, Wilmington General Hospital, a private hospital, to recover damages for the wrongful death of his infant, Darien E. Manlove, who was refused treatment at the emergency ward of the hospital.  On January 4, 1959, four month old Darien E. Manlove developed diarrhea and a fever. …Read more

Tags: Access to health care, Access to treatment, Damages, Duty of care, Emergency care, Health care professionals, Infant health, Private hospitals
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Francisco C. De La Rama v. The People’s Court

Country: Philippines
Year: 1946
Court: Supreme Court
Citation: G.R. No. L-982
Health Topics: Chronic and noncommunicable diseases, Health care and health services, Infectious diseases, Medicines, Poverty, Prisons
Human Rights: Right to liberty and security of person
Facts:

The Petitioner was an accused seeking bail on the grounds of ill health. In the meantime, he had filed a motion asking for permission to be confined and treated in a hospital while the bail petition was being considered. The People’s Court ordered that the Petitioner be temporarily confined and treated in the Quezon Institute, …Read more

Tags: Access to drugs, Access to health care, Access to medicines, Access to treatment, Custody, Detainee, Detention, Diagnostics, Examination, Imprisonment, Incarceration, Indigent, Inmate, Low income, Lung disease, Poor, TB, Testing, Tuberculosis
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Ricks v. Budge

Country: United States
Year: 1937
Court: Supreme Court of Utah
Citation: Ricks v. Budge 64 P.2d 208 (Utah 1937)
Health Topics: Health care and health services, Medical malpractice, Poverty
Human Rights: Right to health
Facts:

Plaintiff brought action for malpractice against defendant physicians at the “Budge Clinic,” for (1) negligently treating him and discharging him and (2) refusing to treat and abandoning him when he was in immediate need of medical treatment. On March 11, 1935 plaintiff went to Budge Memorial Hospital to seek treatment for an infected hand. Defendant …Read more

Tags: Access to health care, Access to treatment, Damages, Duty of care, Indigent, Low income, Negligence, Tort
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Hurley v. Eddingfield

Country: United States
Year: 1901
Court: Supreme Court of Indiana
Citation: Hurley v. Eddingfield 59 N.E. 1058 (Ind. 1901)
Health Topics: Health care and health services, Medical malpractice
Human Rights: Right to health
Facts:

Appellant George D. Hurley, as administrator, sued Appellee George W. Eddingfield, a licensed and practicing family physician, for $10,000 in damages for wrongfully causing the death of his intestate. Appellee had been the decedent’s family physician. Decedent became dangerously ill, and requested appellee’s service. A messenger informed appellee of decedent’s severe illness, gave him a …Read more

Tags: Access to health care, Access to treatment, Damages, Duty of care, Emergency care, Health care professionals
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