Whitfield v. Roth

Opinion

SULLIVAN, J.

In this action for damages for medical malpractice, plaintiff appeals from a judgment of nonsuit entered in favor of defendant County of Contra Costa (County) and Glenn S. Skinner, M.D., and from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of all the then remaining defendants. We discuss the appeals separately.

I

Appeal from Judgment of Nonsuit

Viewing the evidence under the well-settled rules governing nonsuits, 1 we set forth the following pertinent facts.

In November 1961, shortly after moving from Oregon and enrolling in the Oakland public schools, plaintiff Mary…