Dickerson v. Hulsey

Stolz, Judge.

The plaintiffs malpractice suit alleges that she was admitted to a hospital with an injury to the lumbosacral area; that her attending physician, defendant Dr. Hulsey, performed a Dilation and Curettage (D & C) operation on her pursuant to a special consent, which was void because it was signed by her while she was heavily sedated and not in complete control of her faculties; that, due to the negligence of the defendant in failing to exercise the reasonable degree of care and skill required by members of the medical profession in performing the operation, the defendant perforated…