Legal Opinion
Miller v. Van Newkirk
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided December 31, 1980No. 80CA0277PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PIERCE, Judge.
In this medical malpractice action plaintiff appeals the trial court’s granting of summary judgment in favor of defendant. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
On Septembér 11, 1975, plaintiff Dale S. Miller consulted defendant Mylan R. Van Newkirk concerning treatment of a cataract in his right eye. Defendant informed plaintiff that the cataract should be removed.
Defendant advised plaintiff that he would use “phacoemulsification” rather than the standard method of cataract extraction and plaintiff consented to be operated upon.
Defendant began the operation using…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Hamilton v. HardyColorado Court of Appeals · 1976
- Kitto v. GilbertColorado Court of Appeals · 1977
- Stauffer v. KarabinColorado Court of Appeals · 1971
- Riedisser v. NelsonArizona Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Wilkerson v. Mid-America CardiologyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1995
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