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Phelan V Melbourne HealthSupreme Court of Victoria, Court of Appeal
Judgment Date:
2019-10-02
Abstract:
The applicant, a plumber who jumped from a second-storey balcony and thereafter broke both ankles, has been denied of sought leave to appeal against the decision of the Victorian County Court (VCC) dismissing the applicant's case for damages against the Royal Melbourne Hospital. The VCC found that applicant has failed to demonstrate that the VCC erred in concluding that the applicant has not established any breach by the Hospital of its duty of care to him and has failed to succeed on any of the proposed grounds of appeal.
Medicine | Negligence | Duty of care | Professional advice and treatment
Published:
5/11/2019
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