DOYLE v. DONG


412 Mass. 682 (1992)

591 N.E.2d 1084

NANCY DOYLE, administratrix, vs. STEPHEN DONG.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

May 18, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Mulvey for the plaintiff.

Timothy P. O'Neill (M. Catherine Huddleson with him) for the defendant.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., ABRAMS, LYNCH, O'CONNOR, & GREANEY, JJ.


LYNCH, J.

The plaintiff brought an action for medical malpractice in the Superior Court claiming the defendant was negligent in failing to diagnose her fourteen month old son's epiglottitis,2 and in discharging him from emergency hospital care. The jury returned a verdict on special questions for the defendant and the plaintiff appealed. The Appeals Court reversed the judgment reasoning that...

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