Abstract
In MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE, the medical and legal professions are united to encompass a wide range of human activity. The spectrum of medical law is so broad that a thorough consideration of its historical development would require the writing of several volumes. Consequently, this article confines itself to a discussion of the primary origins and major developments of Anglo American medical jurisprudence. Special emphasis has been placed upon the agency concept of respondeat superior, since this doctrine plays a prominent role in medical law and since the doctrine has been used of late to significantly expand the potential liability of the physician.
Recommended Citation
Norman, Dennis O.
(1968)
"A Historical Sketch of Anglo-American Medical Law (With Emphasis on the Maxim of Respondeat Superior),"
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