Legal Opinion
Watson v. Hockett
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 7, 1986No. 6587-1-IIIPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McInturff, A.C.J.
—By a jury verdict, Dr. Clyde Hockett was found negligent for failure to diagnose a rectal abscess. Ronald Watson was awarded $99,000, offset by 27 percent contributory negligence. Dr. Hockett raises issues regarding jury instructions, particularly as they relate to (1) the patient's duty to follow instructions, (2) the doctor as a guarantor of the result of his treatment, and (3) the physician's right to an honest error of judgment. We affirm.
Dr. Hockett, a resident at the University of Washington, was serving at Family Medicine Yakima Valley. On October 4, 1979, Mr. Watson…
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