Legal Opinion
Jirovec v. Maxwell
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 31, 1972No. 725PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BISSETT, Justice.
We are here confronted with a limitation problem in a medical malpractice case. Gertrude Jirovec, joined by her husband, Lambert Jirovec, filed suit against Dr. W. J. Maxwell for damages allegedly resulting from his negligence in the performance of an operation upon Mrs. Jirovec on March 28, 1969.
Mrs. Jirovec suffered a fall on March 27, 1969, wherein she fractured her right femur. Dr. Maxwell pinned the fracture on March 28, 1969. Thereafter, on Octo ber 14, 1969, Dr. Maxwell removed the pin and placed a Thompson Prosthesis in her right femur. Subsequently, on April…
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