Lindquist v. Ayerst Laboratories, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Herd, J.:

This is a medical malpractice case brought by Berniece Lindquist for the wrongful death of her husband, Val A. Lindquist, against Ayerst Laboratories, Inc., manufacturer of the anesthetic Fluothane and Drs. M. Robert Knapp and Courtney Clark, the anesthesiologists who administered the anesthetic to the decedent. The trial court sustained motions for directed verdicts in favor of Clark and for Ayerst as to punitive damages. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Ayerst and Knapp. We affirm.

The controlling facts can be briefly recited. On…