Sanchez v. Rodriguez

This is an action to recover damages for injuries to the plaintiff’s left arm sustained as the result of alleged malpractice and negligence in the performance of certain emergency procedures to save her life after she suffered a vascular collapse following abdominal surgery, The plaintiff settled with the defendant, Mt. Zion Hospital, and the only issue on this appeal is whether the court properly granted a nonsuit at the trial of the remaining defendant, Dr. R. Rodriguez.

A nonsuit may be granted only when, disregarding conflicting evidence and giving to plaintiff’s evidence all the value to…