Tunkl v. Regents of University of California

Supreme Court of California · Decided 1963-07-09

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TOBRINER, J. This case concerns the validity of a release from liability for future negligence imposed as a condition for admission to a charitable research hospital. For the reasons we hereinafter specify, we have concluded that an agreement between a hospital and an entering patient affects the public interest and that, in consequence, the exculpatory provision included within it m…

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