Wright v. Silver

By Judge Everett A. Martin, Jr.

The plaintiff complains that his decedent was injured by and died as a result of defendant Silver’s negligent performance of an abdominal operation in which his decedent’s sigmoid colon was punctured. The plaintiff further alleges that Silver’s negligent acts occurred during the scope of his employment with defendant EVMS Academic Physicians and Surgeons Health Services Foundation. The defendants have answered denying any negligence but admitting Silver’s actions were within the scope of his employment with the Foundation. They have also filed pleas of…