CT · jury_instructions
Conn. Civ. Jury Instr. 3.8-8
Medical Malpractice - Agency
In the hospital context, the law provides that when an independent contractor performs services
for a patient, and if the patient accepts those services due to a reasonable belief that the services
are being rendered by the hospital, the hospital is subject to liability for the harm caused by the
negligence of the independent contractor to the same extent as though the hospital were
providing the services itself. In other words, if the plaintiff accepted services from <defendant
A> in the reasonable belief that <defendant A> worked for the hospital, or was supervised or
controlled by the hospital, then the hospital is responsible and liable for the actions of <defendant
A>.
Provenance
- Source
- jud.ct.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-23
- Edition
- 2026-08-23
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