Legal Opinion

Wielgus v. Lopez

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided July 21, 1988No. 64A03-8706-CV-149PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOFFMAN, Judge.

Phyllis M. Wielgus and Richard S. Wiel-gus bring this appeal from a judgment in favor of Santiago A. Lopez, M.D., and Arthur G. Pettis, M.D., after a jury trial in Porter County Superior Court.

The facts of this case, as taken most favorably to the verdict, are as follows: On June 4, 1980, Dr. Lopez performed a vaginal hysterectomy and an anterior bladder repair on Mrs. Wielgus in Methodist Hospital in Gary. Dr. Pettis was responsible for administering anesthesia to Mrs. Wielgus and for the recovery room treatment of Mrs. Wielgus.

After the surgery was completed, Mrs. Wielgus was…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jones v. City of LogansportIndiana Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. Martin v. RobertsIndiana Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Kranda v. Houser-Norborg Medical Corp.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. Joy v. ChauIndiana Court of Appeals · 1978
  5. Fall v. WhiteIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983

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3Cited by14 opinions

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  4. Weller v. MacK Trucks, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1991
  5. Whyde v. CzarkowskiIndiana Court of Appeals · 1995

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