McGuire v. Sifers

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lockett, J.:

This is a direct appeal of a medical malpractice action instituted by Carol M. McGuire against Earl C. Sifers, M.D. and Sifers, Taylor and Hitchcock, M.D.’s, Chartered, a professional corporation. Count I claims damages suffered by McGuire (plaintiff). Count II claims damages for loss of consortium pursuant to K.S.A. 23-205. The case was tried before a jury in November, 1982. The jury returned a verdict for $600,000.00 in Count I and $82,000.00 in Count II. The trial judge reduced both Count I and Count II by the 35% fault attributed to the…