Wallace v. Garden City Osteopathic Hospital

Plaintiff appeals from the trial court’s grant of directed verdicts in favor of all defendants, Garden City Osteopathic Hospital, William Silverstone, and Otterbein Dressier, at the close of plaintiffs proofs.

The instant case is a medical malpractice action. Plaintiff alleged that the named defendants were negligent in failing to properly diagnose and treat cancer of the decedent’s cervix. Prior to trial, plaintiff entered into settlement with two other *215physicians-defendants, Dr. Auth and Dr. Walczak. These are the physicians who actually performed the surgery and post-operative care. Another…