Ramberg v. Morgan
Case Summary
In terms of the Doctrine of Respondent Superior, the employer of the sued doctor would be or could be liable for the actions or inactions of Dr. Morgan. In this case, the police agency would be the party that is liable. In this matter, Mr. Ramberg was struck by a car and his body was thrown a couple dozen feet. The driver of the car that struck Ramberg is the person who called police. Upon showing up, there was only one of blood on the decedent but there was no sign of any fractures or other issues. Indeed, he deemed the man to simply being intoxicated. After the examination concluded, Ramberg was put in a cell and was basically ignored. He acted very much like a drunk would act. However, as it turns out he had pressure/bleeding in his brain and it eventually killed him.
Elements of Negligence
The question to be answered for the case was whether Miller was negligent in his wrong diagnosis of the patient. More to the point, the question became whether or not Ramberg would have died had Miller diagnoses the patient correctly. Upon examination of the court, it was found that such injuries (such as the one sustained...
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