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McClelland v. Ozenberger

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided January 22, 1991No. WD 43161PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

Appellant Kimberly McClelland (Kim) appeals from a jury verdict in favor of defendant-respondent Dr. Larry Ozenberger relieving him of liability for damages in this medical malpractice action.

Ozenberger is a family practitioner who attended Kim during her pregnancy and delivery. On December 25, 1986, Kim delivered her baby at Spelman Hospital in Smithville. Dr. Ozenberger, assisting with the delivery, performed a left mediolateral episiotomy. In this procedure, Dr. Ozen-berger cut Kim’s genital area to prevent adjacent tears in the birth canal when the baby’s head emerged.…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. McNutt v. KeetSupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
  2. In Re LittletonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1986
  3. St. Louis Little Rock Hospital, Inc. v. GaertnerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. State Ex Rel. Woytus v. RyanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1989
  5. Titsworth v. PowellMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Brown v. HamidSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
  2. Brandt v. PelicanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
  3. Cline v. William H. Friedman & Associates, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. Nachtweih v. MaravillaMissouri Court of Appeals · 1993
  5. McClelland v. OzenbergerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992

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