Russell v. Crutchfield

OPINION

FRANKS, Judge.

In this medical malpractice action the defendant appeals from a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff.

The action arises from treatment rendered by defendant to plaintiff in January and February of 1995. Defendant removed the 23 year-old plaintiffs gall bladder on January 25, and plaintiff, upon complaining of complications, was readmitted to the hospital and was subsequently transferred to another hospital for further treatment. It was then determined that plaintiff was suffering from a leakage of bile into the peritoneal cavity and that the right hepatic duct was…