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BURCIAGA v. ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL

Docket No. B017895.

187 Cal.App.3d 710 (1986)

232 Cal. Rptr. 75

WILLIAM BURCIAGA, a Minor, etc., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Six.

December 2, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Manuel Hidalgo and Robert H. Sulnick for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Patterson, Ritner, Lockwood, Zanghi & Gartner, Horvitz, Levy & Amerian, Barry R. Levy and Stuart B. Esner for Defendants and Respondents.

OPINION

GILBERT, J.

(1a) Here we hold that a staff physician of a hospital, who treats another doctor's patient at the hospital in response to a medical emergency, is protected by the Good Samaritan laws.

Plaintiff William Burciaga, through his mother and guardian ad litem, appeals the summary judgment entered in favor of defendant Edward Gibson, M.D. We affirm...

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