Elizaga v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Inc.

This is an action at law to recover damages for misrepresentation. Defendants appeal from a judgment entered on a jury verdict for $4,500.

Defendant established a surgical preceptorship in 1962. The preceptorship was a training program recognized by the American Board of Surgery.

On April 20, 1965, the Board of Medical Examiners of the State of Oregon sent defendant a letter stating that it renewed its approval of the preceptor-ship program until June 30, 1966, but that the program would not be approved beyond that date. Defendant wrote to the Board of Examiners seeking an extension of the…