Collins v. Wilson

HOWE, Chief Justice:

¶ 1 Plaintiff Steven Collins appeals from a judgment entered pursuant to a jury verdict against him and in favor of defendant Merrill L. Wilson, M.D., in a medical malpractice action arising out of an abdominal surgery.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 Collins initially sought treatment from Dr. Wilson, a general surgeon, on February 2, 1988, on the referral of an ear, nose, and throat specialist for the treatment and eventual surgical removal of enlarged lymph nodes from Collins’ neck. At that time, as part of a comprehensive medical history and physical examination, Collins reported…