Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Sullivan v. Raza

27 L. Ed. 2d 440

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1971-01-11
Topic
general

concluding that, under the terms of the'policy, the United States was clearly an intended third-party beneficiary | dental malpractice; doctrine of res ipsa loquitur of inferred negligence can be applied to expert’s testimony that particular result would not “ordinarily” happen | dental malpractice; doctrine of res ipsa loquitur of inferred negligence can be applied to expert's testimony that particular result would not "ordinarily" happen | “secondary meaning encompasses the situation where people in the public come to think of a word or name as standing for the business of a particular owner” | "[t]he commercial substance of the transaction rather than its form, must be considered, and the courts should guard against sham transactions ..."

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C, A. D. C. Cir. Certi-orari denied.