Harvey v. Washington

DUANE BENTON, Judge.

Willie Harvey sued Doctors Eric Washington, Denise Taylor, and Wendell Williams for the wrongful death of his wife, Mary Harvey. The circuit court entered judgment for $1.2 million, finding each doctor equally at fault. After opinion by the Court of Appeals, this Court granted transfer on the applications of Taylor and Williams (Washington having settled). Mo. Const, art. V, sec. 10. Reversed and remanded.

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On September 14, 1995, Dr. Washington performed knee-replacement surgery on decedent. Two days earlier, decedent’s urine had contained an unidentified bacteria. Dr.…