Smith v. American Cystoscope Makers, Inc.

— The trial court sustained challenges to the legal sufficiency of the evidence and discharged the jury. Plaintiff appeals from a judgment dismissing his action with prejudice.

Appellant alleged damages for bums and a wrenched back suffered by him during a prostatic resection, an operation involving the removal of tissue from the prostate gland. The alleged damages resulted from electrical shocks caused by a short circuit in a Wappler Electro-Surgical Unit used for the operation. The unit was owned by the Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital.

Appellant sued (a) the American Cystoscope Makers, Inc.,…