Kalar v. MacCollum

JACOBSON, Judge.

In this medical malpractice appeal, we are asked to determine whether the plaintiff-patient sustained his burden of proving a standard of care which was violated by the defendants-doctors.

Plaintiff, George C. Kalar, brought an action in medical malpractice against defendants, M. S. MacCollum and John Ricker, alleging that an operation performed by defendants on his right wrist which fused the bones in that wrist was unnecessary, that defendants incorrectly diagnosed his wrist condition and that the subsequent treatment thereof was improper.

On November 8, 1966, plaintiff…