51 Wash. 2d 795 - Carpenter v. Moore’s Empirical Analysis

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2 district · 6 state decisions

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1. “We are of the opinion that the damages suffered here may be fairly said to have been within the contemplation of the parties when the contract was executed. It is a well-known fact that as a rule these contracts are not entered into by the wealthy or well-to-do class of the community, but by that poorer class who seek thereby to provide themselves with medical or surgical assistance in case of sickness or accident, without resort to humiliating public or private charity. That a resort to such charity might result from a failure of defendant to keep its contract, was a contingency which would naturally be within the contemplation of both parties. That being compelled to resort to it for the meager assistance it usually affords would be a source of humiliation and mental anguish to a woman of average sensibilities, who for years had paid a monthly premium to avoid such a contingency, goes without saying.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 71 Wash. 2d 178 - Wilkins v. Grays Harbor Community Hospital

2. “well-settled that a physician may contract specially to cure and is liable on his contract for failure.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hansen v. Virginia Mason Medical Center

3. “expressly guaranteed that all of the work would be done to [the plaintiff's] satisfaction.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Hansen v. Virginia Mason Medical Center