Green v. Wedowee Hosp.
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff, William Green, appeals from a summary judgment in favor of Wedowee Hospital ("Wedowee") and Surgidev Corporation.1 We reverse and remand.
On December 21, 1985, Dr. Theodore A. Torsch performed cataract surgery on Green. Although he was scheduled to replace the lens in Green's right eye, Dr. Torsch performed the surgery on the left eye, leaving Green virtually blind. Green and his wife sued Dr. Torsch, alleging medical malpractice; on October 16, 1989, they settled the case for $500,000 and executed a release effectuating the settlement. (At the time of the settlement, Dr. Torsch…
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