Elbaor v. Smith

845 S.W.2d 240 (1992)

James E. ELBAOR, M.D., Petitioner,

v.

Carole Mercer SMITH, Respondent.

No. D-1163.

Supreme Court of Texas.

December 2, 1992.

Rehearing Overruled January 20, 1993.

John Hill Cayce, Jr., E. Earl Harcrow, and D. Robert Jones, Fort Worth, for petitioner.

George C. Dixie, Aglaia D. Mauzy, Calvin B. Almquist, David E. Keltner, Dallas, Craig M. Price, and Karen S. Precella, Fort Worth, for respondent.

OPINION

GONZALEZ, Justice.

In this medical malpractice case we consider: 1) whether the trial court should have submitted to the jury a requested issue concerning the plaintiff's contributory…