Legal Opinion
Cavens v. Zaberdac
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 22, 2006No. 45S03-0505-CV-239PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Petition To Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 45A03-0312-CV-516
DICKSON, Justice.
The primary appellate issue in this medical malpractice case is whether the trial court erred by prohibiting the physician from asserting the patient’s conduct prior to the alleged malpractice as a contributory negligence defense. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
*528Following the death of his wife, Peggy Miller, Tim Zaberdac, individually and as administrator of her estate, commenced this medical malpractice action against Robert Cavens, M.D., and others. The case proceeded to trial only…
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