PHARMASEAL LABORATORIES, INC. v. GOFFE

Nos. 11221, 11223.

568 P.2d 589 (1977)

90 N.M. 753

PHARMASEAL LABORATORIES, INC., Petitioner, v. William GOFFE, Respondent. William GOFFE, Petitioner, v. PHARMASEAL LABORATORIES, INC., a California Corporation, Dr. J. Hunt Burress and Presbyterian Hospital Center, Inc., a New Mexico Corporation, Respondents.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Rehearing Denied September 14, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Toulouse, Krehbiel & DeLayo, James R. Toulouse, Albuquerque, for William Goffe.

Shaffer, Butt, Jones, Thornton & Dines, James M. Dines, Civerolo, Hansen & Wolf, Richard C. Civerolo, Johnson, Paulantis & Lanphere, Albuquerque, for Pharmaseal et al.


OPINION

EASLEY, Justice.

Plaintiff (Goffe) brought suit against his physician (Dr. Burress) and his physician's employer-hospital (Presbyterian) for malpractice and alleged a claim for product liability against the manufacturer of the medical equipment used (Pharmaseal). The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of all three defendants. The Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment as to Dr. Burress and Presbyterian and reversed as to Pharmaseal...

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