Orcutt v. Miller

*409OPINION

By the Court,

Manoukian, J.:

In 1969 appellant, Terry Orcutt, consulted respondent, Dr. Miller, complaining of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and dizziness. Orcutt remained under Dr. Miller’s care for a period of nineteen months, during which time he was admitted for treatment on three occasions to Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas. *410Appellant’s condition progressively worsened, and, on July 8, 1971, the patient traveled by air ambulance to Santa Barbara,California where, immediately upon his arrival, the diagnosis of toxic megacolon was made, and within two hours thereafter, a colectomy…