In a medical malpractice case, can a medical professional become an insurer?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Kehler v. Myles, 1986 CanLII 1766 (AB QB):
In Challand v. Bell, supra, Riley J. stated at p. 156: No medical practitioner becomes an insurer that he will effect a cure, nor do the Courts condemn an honest exercise of judgment even though other practitioners may disagree with that judgment, [emphasis added]
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