Spruell v. Smith

Banke, Presiding Judge.

The appellant sued the appellee, a neurosurgeon, to recover damages for alleged medical malpractice. The jury returned a verdict for the appellee, and the appellant brought this appeal from the denial of her motion for new trial. Held:

1. The appellant contends that the trial court erred in refusing to allow her medical expert to refer to the contents of a respected medical text in support of his opinion as to the precautions which should be taken to avoid damage to tissue outside the disc space during the performance of a laminectomy.

An examination of the transcript…