Dunlap v. Marine

In this malpractice action, tried without a jury, the court found in favor of defendant Marine, an obstetrician, defendant Johnson, an anesthesiologist, and defendant hospital. Plaintiffs appeal from the judgment and order denying their motion for a new trial. Another defendant, likewise a physician, was granted judgment under section 631.8, Code of Civil Procedure, at the conclusion of plaintiffs’ ease, but no appeal has been taken therefrom.

The asserted malpractice resulted in a cardiac arrest suffered by Mrs. Dunlap, then 26 years of age, during the delivery of her third child, a 9 lb. 11…