Brandt v. Pelican

856 S.W.2d 658 (1993)

William E. BRANDT, Appellant,

v.

George PELICAN, M.D., Respondent.

No. 74829.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

June 29, 1993.

David M. Duree, St. Louis, for appellant.

Stuart M. Haw, St. Louis, Jeffrey P. Ray, Kansas City, for respondent.

THOMAS, Judge.

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On this date this Court is handing down two opinions arising out of the same facts and circumstances. The present case ("Brandt I") is a medical malpractice case in which the jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant. The plaintiff seeks a reversal and a new trial because of ex parte communications…