Lecroy v. Miller

Plaintiff, Diane Govis Lecroy, individually and as special administrator of the estate of her deceased husband, Peter Govis, appeals a jury verdict finding defendant, Robert P. Miller, M.D., 1 not guilty of medical negligence.

On July 20, 1988, Peter Govis died of complications due to lung and liver cancer. Previously, in October 1986, he had been diagnosed with cancer of the larynx and had received a laryngectomy. This litigation arises out of Diane Govis Lecroy’s allegations that in January 1986 Dr. Miller negligently failed to biopsy abnormal tissue he had observed in Peter’s throat and to…