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captain of the ship doctrine |
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captain of the ship doctrine Medical malpractice An adaptation from the 'borrowed servant rules', as applied to an operating room, which arose in McConnell v Williams, holding the person in charge–eg, a surgeon
responsible for all under his supervision, regardless of whether the 'captain' is directly responsible for an alleged error or act of alleged negligence, and despite the assistants' positions as hospital employees. Cf
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Once again, the court held that the trial court should have granted the plaintiff's request to instruct the jury on the captain of the ship doctrine. |
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