Legal Opinion
Nelson v. McCreary
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 22, 1997No. 95-CV-1541PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
In this action for medical malpractice brought by Ernest Nelson against Maurice L. McCreary, M.D., the jury returned a verdict in Dr. McCreary’s favor. On appeal, Mr. Nelson contends, inter alia, that the trial judge erred by declining to instruct the jury on a significant part of the plaintiffs theory of the case. We agree, reverse the judgment, and remand the case for a new trial.
I
THE FACTS
In 1985, physicians discovered that Mr. Nelson was suffering from cancer of the rectum. The progress and size of the tumor required highly invasive surgery. In what we shall call…
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