Legal Opinion
Homer Reeg v. Dr. Dennis M. Shaughnessy and Jack D. Fetzer, M.D., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 20, 1978No. 76-1790PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRETT, Circuit Judge.
In this diversity action Homer Reeg appeals from a jury verdict in favor of Dr. Dennis M. Shaughnessy, wherein Reeg had charged Shaughnessy with committing medical malpractice in diagnosis and treatment. Reeg specifically alleged that Dr. Shaughnessy had failed: to diagnose his (Reeg’s) dislocated right hip; to treat this condition properly; and to refer him to a specialist. He further alleged that thereafter he had to undergo arthroplasty, an operation in which one’s hip joint and socket are replaced.
The medical treatment spawning this action spanned a three-month…
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