Legal Opinion
Laws v. Harter
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided April 16, 1976PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Commissioner.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered pursuant to a directed verdict which dismissed appellant’s claim.
The appellant was admitted to St. Joseph’s Infirmary where thoracic surgery known as a Heller Procedure was performed on February 29, 1968, by the appel-lee Dr. John S. Harter. This surgery did not give the desired results and on March 18, 1968 a second type of thoracic surgery known as a Thai Procedure was performed by Dr. Harter. The appellee Dr. Marvin A. Bowers was anesthesiologist for the second operation.
In the Thai Procedure an opening was made in the chest…
2Cited by17 opinions
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