Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. Methodist Hospitals of Dallas
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided September 30, 1985No. 13-84-357-CVPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KENNEDY, Justice.
This is a medical malpractice case. Appellants sued appellees for injuries incurred when a sponge was left in her abdomen following a cesarean section. The jury found appellees not negligent. We reverse and remand.
Appellants, by their first point of error, complain that the trial court erred in denying appellant’s special issues concurring res ipsa loquitur.
The application of res ipsa loquitur in medical malpractice cases is governed by TEX.REV.CIV.STAT.ANN. art 4590i Sec. 7.01 (Vernon Supp.1985) which provides:
The common-law doctrine of res ipsa loquitur shall only…
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- Jones v. Tarrant Utility Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1982
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- Brown v. ArmstrongCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1986
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