Abstract
Jane Doe is injured in an automobile accident and negligently treated by a physician who is the first person to reach the scene. As a result of the physician's negligence, Jane's injuries fail to heal properly, and she files a malpractice suit against the doctor. Prior to the 1961 Session of the Nebraska Legislature, the outcome of Jane's suit would have depended upon the common-law rules applicable to such cases. This the legislature has attempted to change by enactment of a statute. But can the state legislature, in one short paragraph, so simply and decisively sweep away a common-law right?
Recommended Citation
Clayton Yeutter,
Physicians—Statute Relieving Physicians, Surgeons, and Nurses from Civil Liability for Emergency Care—Neb. Laws c. 110, p. 349 (1961),
41 Neb. L. Rev. 609
(1962)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nlr/vol41/iss3/8