Gramling v. Jennings

Darrell Hickman, Associate Justice.

This is a medical malpractice case. J. S. Gramling and his wife, Sarah, appeal from a judgment based on a jury verdict that found appellee Dr. W. E. Jennings not negligent when he severed Mrs. Gramling’s right ureter during surgery for the removal of a suspected ovarian tumor. Four days later a urologist repaired the ureter but complications resulting from the ligated ureter prolonged Mrs. Gramling’s recovery. The Gramlings argue three errors for reversal: The court was wrong in failing to give two instructions to the jury, AMI 301 and AMI 303; and, the…