Dow Tillson and Susan Tillson v. Richard A. Lane, M.D. and Lane Eye Associates

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Reiber, C.J.

Plaintiffs appeal from a decision by the Superior Court, Windsor Unit, Civil Division, granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment in a medical malpractice suit. We reverse and remand.

¶ 2. The record shows that plaintiff Dow Tillson undeiwent an elective procedure to remove a cataract in his left eye. Defendant Dr. Richard Lane, M.D., performed the procedure at Springfield Hospital. Plaintiffs alleged in their amended complaint that within twenty-four hours of surgery, Mr. Tillson’s left eye showed signs of infection. Dr. Lane made a presumptive diagnosis of…