Shirley v. Smith

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allegrucci, J.:

In this medical malpractice case, the jury returned a verdict of $457,000 in favor of the plaintiff, Michelle Shirley. Dr. U. Duane Smith appealed. Shirley filed a cross-appeal, then abandoned it. The Court of Appeals reversed and remanded for a new trial. Shirley v. Smith, 22 Kan. App. 2d 424, 916 P.2d 730 (1996). Shirley filed a petition seeking review of the Court of Appeals’ decision on damages and inadmissibility of evidence of the Board of Healing Arts’ (BOHA) public censure of Dr. Smith. On July 11, 1996, this court granted…