Legal Opinion
Pennington v. Brock
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 12, 1992No. A14-92-00127-CVPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SEARS, Justice.
This is an appeal from an instructed verdict and final judgment rendered in favor of defendants, John Brock, M.D. and the Harris County Hospital District. Appellant asserts that she made a prima facie showing of medical negligence and unsanitary hospital conditions. We disagree and affirm the trial court’s judgment.
On February 24, 1985, Mary Pennington underwent emergency surgery at Ben Taub General Hospital for removal of a small bowel obstruction. Dr. John Brock was the attending physician. The incision around her abdomen was closed with a running # 1 Proline suture.…
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