NOLAN v. DILLON

[No. 376, September Term, 1970.]

261 Md. 516 (1971)

276 A.2d 36

NOLAN v. DILLON ET AL.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Decided April 14, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Ehrmantraut, with whom were Donahue & Ehrmantraut on the brief, for appellant.

Joseph S. McCarthy, with whom were Thomas F. Hogan and McCarthy & Wharton on the brief, for Linda A. Dillon, one of appellees. Hugh L. Reilly, with whom were Edward C. Bell and Bell & Reilly on the brief, for American Home Products Corporation, other appellee.

The cause was argued before HAMMOND, C.J., and BARNES, McWILLIAMS, FINAN, SINGLEY, SMITH and DIGGES, JJ.


SINGLEY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

In January 1968, Dr. David M. Nolan, a Montgomery County obstetrician, admitted Mrs. Linda Dillon, at that time 19 years of age, as his patient at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, where she was delivered of her first child. Mrs. Dillon was given two injections. The first, in preparation for delivery, was given at 12:45 a.m. and is only peripherally at issue. At 1:50 a.m., prior to delivery, when Mrs. Dillon became...

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