Legal Opinion
Toles v. Green
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided December 18, 1975No. 47504PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNOLDS, Judge:
This case for review is a medical malpractice action brought by patient Toles, plaintiff, .against Dr. Green, defendant, for negligence claiming defendant sewed up, or performed ligation of her common bile duct, while performing gall bladder surgery, necessitating surgery by an Oklahoma City specialist.
The trial was before a jury. At the close of evidence the trial court sustained the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict.
The Supreme Court of Oklahoma held in Myers v. Chamness, 114 Okl. 220, 245 P. 879 (1926), the following:
“Syllabus by the Court
“1. The same rules obtain…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Fletcher v. Meadow Gold CompanySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1970
- Weleetka Cotton Oil Co. v. BrookshireSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
- Austin v. Wilkerson, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1974
- Myers v. ChamnessSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
- Howell v. OlsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1969
3Cited by3 opinions
- Lester v. SparksSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1978
- Black v. O'HaverCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
- Kenneth E. Black, the Trustees of C. I. Mortgage Group, or Their Respective Successors in Office as Trustees v. Louis G. O'Haver and Betty K. O'haver, in Nos. 76-1201& 77-1195, in No. 76-1202. Noah Builders, Inc., Defendant-Third-Party in No. 76-1202, Defendant-Third-Party in Nos. 76-1201 & 77-1195, and Curtis G. Newman (Third-Party Plaintiff) v. Stillwater National Bank and Trust Company, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977