Harris v. Groth

Plaintiff appeals a judgment of dismissal and order denying motion for new trial entered after a defense verdict. We affirm.

Plaintiff, Barbara Harris, has been treated since 1965 for chronic iritis, an inflammatory disease of the front portion of the eye. Plaintiff consulted the defendant, Dr. Groth, in November 1976, at which time she was 42. He diagnosed her condition as iritis and followed the recognized treatment for the disease by prescribing atropine and Maxitrol. Dr. Groth did not test her intraocular pressure. In most cases, during iritis the intraocular pressure remains low. In some…