GAALAAS BY GAALAAS v. Morrison

This is a medical malpractice suit against the estate of a pediatrician, Samuel S. Morrison, II, M.D. (Dr. Morrison).1 The plaintiff, Trygve Lincoln Gaalaas, was born on July 4, 1970. Dr. Morrison saw the baby for the first time two hours after the baby’s birth. Plaintiff contends that Dr. Morrison was negligent in several respects and that as a result plaintiff suffered brain damage which led, in turn, to several other injuries.

The case was tried to a jury. Dr. Morrison defended on the ground that the infant’s injuries resulted from events which occurred prior to his assuming duties as the…