Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Scott
Texas Supreme Court
Decided February 1, 1967No. A-11180PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
POPE, Justice.
The opinion handed down on November 16, 1966 is withdrawn and the following is substituted.
Plaintiff, Frank E. Scott, sued Dr. Anthony Wilson for failure to make reasonable disclosure of risks incident to a stapedectomy operation. He alleged that his right to refuse the operation upon his left ear was violated because the preoperative warning was not sufficiently full for him to exercise an informed consent, and the operation was unsuccessful. The trial court rendered judgment for Dr. Wilson after sustaining his motion for instructed verdict, but the Court…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Salgo v. Leland Stanford Jr. University Board of TrusteesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1957
- McDermott v. Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1964
- Natanson v. KlineSupreme Court of Kansas · 1960
- Aiken Ex Rel. Aiken v. ClarySupreme Court of Missouri · 1965
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3Cited by130 opinions
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- Hood v. PhillipsTexas Supreme Court · 1977
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