Paul C. Edwards v. United States

While the opinion of this Court cannot cure the grievous physical infirmities of the plaintiff, I regret that we do not take this opportunity to remedy the troika of legal infirmities suffered by the trial court’s opinion.

Infirmity No. 1

The Necrosis Of The Locality Rule In Texas

The trial court apparently attempted to resurrect the dying doctrine that a doctor’s negligence must be established by the testimony of a doctor familiar with the community of treatment standards of medical practice.1 I believe that such strict adherence by the trial court to what has been termed the Locality Rule…