Legal Opinion
Rhodus v. Wheeler
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided June 18, 1996No. WD 49584PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANNA, Presiding Judge.
Dillard Rhodus brought a medical malprac-tiee/wrongful death claim against defendants, Paul D. Wheeler, M.D., Northland Obstetrics, and Gary Hansen, D.D.S., alleging that defendants’ negligent health care services caused the death of his and his ex-wife’s unborn child. After trial, the jury unanimously returned a verdict in favor of defendants. The trial court entered judgment on the jury’s verdict and subsequently denied Mr. Rhodus’ motion for a new trial. He appeals.
In 1986, during her third trimester of pregnancy, Loretta Rhodus had two wisdom teeth extracted by Dr.…
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- Philmon v. BaumMissouri Court of Appeals · 1993
- Downey v. MitchellMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992
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