Dobbs v. Smith

This is an appeal from a judgment based on a directed verdict in favor of the defendant, Dr. M.D. Smith. The plaintiff, John N. Dobbs, filed suit against Smith for malpractice in inserting an intraocular lens after a cataract operation. After hearing testimony from the witnesses, including Dobbs and Smith, the trial court granted Smith's motion because Dobbs had failed to make out a prima facie case. We affirm.

The facts of this case are as follows:

Smith is a specialist in ophthalmology. In 1975, he undertook training in the intraocular lens field in Yonworst, Holland. He treated glaucoma and…