SISTERS OF MERCY v. GAUDREAU, INC.

No. 334, September Term, 1980.

47 Md. App. 372 (1980)

423 A.2d 585

SISTERS OF MERCY OF THE UNION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ET AL. v. GAUDREAU, INC.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Decided December 12, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas N. Biddison, Jr., for appellants.

William M. Nickerson for appellee.

The cause was argued before GILBERT, C.J., and MELVIN and WILNER, JJ.


GILBERT, C.J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

PREFACE

The difference between negligence and malpractice is the matter of a degree. If an individual, through carelessness or disregard, commits or omits to perform a certain act or duty upon, or directed towards another, he is said to be negligent. When the negligence arises out of a relationship between a layman and a professional and is directly attributable to the professional...

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