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Dr. Cruz vs. Court of Appeals, et al.

DR. NINEVETCH CRUZ, petitioner vs. COURT OF APPEALS and LYDIA UMALI, respondents.

G.R. No. 122445 | 1997-11-18

Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila
 
THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

FRANCISCO, J:

"Doctors are protected by a special rule of law. They are not guarantors of care. They do not even warrant a good result. They are not insurers against mishaps or unusual consequences. Furthermore they are not liable for honest mistakes of judgment. . . ." 1

The present case against petitioner is in the nature of a medical malpractice suit, which in simplest terms is the type of claim which a victim has available to him or her to redress a wrong committed by a medical professional which has caused bodily harm. 2 In this...