Legal Opinion
McMullen v. Vaughan
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 7, 1976No. 52001PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Judge.
This is an appeal from a jury verdict and judgment in favor of Dr. Vaughan, defendant below, against the plaintiff McMullen, and the joint suit of McMullen’s wife for loss of consortium, in an action alleging medical malpractice. McMullen and wife enumerate as error the giving by the trial court of a charge on comparative negligence and the failure to give two requested charges based upon the doctrine of "informed consent” as it related to the injury-producing surgical procedure.
The facts established that Mr. McMullen was experiencing a nerve impairment. Following consultation…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Whatley v. HenryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941
- Kenney v. Piedmont HospitalCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Young v. YarnCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Hieber v. WattCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Mull v. Emory University, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Hook Ex Rel. Estate of Summers v. RothsteinCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1984
- Walter v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
- Simpson v. DicksonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Whitby v. MaloyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Keno v. Alside, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
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