SOSA v. BOARD OF MANAGERS OF VAL VERDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

No. 29458.

437 F.2d 173 (1971)

Doctor Robert SOSA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BOARD OF MANAGERS OF the VAL VERDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 16, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Dean Davis, Davis & Nobles, Austin, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Arturo Gonzalez, Del Rio, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TUTTLE, BELL, and GOLDBERG, Circuit Judges.


GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

This case poses the problem of the conflict between the right of a doctor to be on the staff of a hospital and the obligation of the hospital to exact professional competence and the ethical spirit of Hippocrates as conditions precedent to such staff privileges.

Dr. Robert Sosa brought this suit against the Board of Managers of the Val Verde Memorial Hospital, claiming that the Board had violated the due process and equal protection...

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