Griffin v. Phillips

McCLOUD, Chief Justice.

This is a medical malpractice case involving fraudulent misrepresentations of a doctor regarding the necessity for and beneficial effects of an operation.

Plaintiff, John Thomas Griffin, sued defendant, Dr. John R. Phillips, alleging damages resulting from defendant’s negligence and fraudulent misrepresentations.

The jury found that defendant was negligent 1 in performing the surgery as a treatment or cure for emphysema, and such negligence was a proximate cause of plaintiff’s damages. It also found that defendant made fraudulent misrepresentations to plaintiff regarding…