Legal Opinion
Collins v. Ashurst
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided November 30, 2001No. 1000890PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sara Jean Collins appeals the trial court's striking two counts of her complaint in a medical-malpractice action. We reverse and remand.
In March 1998, Collins was examined by Doctor Wallace B. McGahan in Barbour County after experiencing pain in her left side. Dr. McGahan informed Collins that she had a three-centimeter cyst on her left ovary and that her uterus was enlarged; he referred her to Dr. Winston M. Ashurst for further treatment. On April 6, 1998, Dr. Ashurst performed surgery on Collins; that surgery included an abdominal hysterectomy and the removal of Collins's right ovary,…
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