Legal Opinion
Cooper v. Ketcherside
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided September 26, 1995No. WD 49697PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELLIS, Judge.
John E. Cooper and his wife, Betty Lou Cooper, brought a medical malpractice action against W. Joseph Ketcherside, M.D. 1 The case was tried to a jury which returned a verdict for Dr. Ketcherside. Cooper filed a Motion for New Trial which was sustained by the court. Dr. Ketcherside appeals.
On June 7, 1988, Dr. Ketcherside performed spinal surgery on Cooper. Dr. Ketcherside discovered he had to use an Anspach surgical drill to remove bone mate rial from a vertebra. During the removal of the bone, the drill pierced an unprotected area of the dura and severed some nerves. As a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gassen v. WoyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990
- Gray v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1953
- Girratono v. Kansas City Public Service CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1954
- Roselyn v. FleishmanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1994
- King v. Copp Trucking, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1993
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