Legal Opinion
Sprott v. Roberts
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided March 2, 1964No. 20366PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sutton
Michael Sprott, age 5, by his mother and next friend, Lois Sprott, filed a malpractice action against Claude O. Roberts, an anesthesiologist, and Philip P. Pyles, a dentist. Service of process was had only on Dr. Roberts.
The complaint in its first claim in substance alleged that Michael had been taken by his mother to Dr. Pyles for dental work, that Dr. Pyles engaged Dr. Roberts to administer an anesthetic. Also, that as a direct result of the negligence and carelessness of both doctors in administering the anesthetic Michael suffered serious brain damage and related disabilities. The second…
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