Legal Opinion

Jones v. Miller

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided May 13, 1998No. 01-97-00213-CVPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NUCHIA, Justice.

Appellant Sandy Jones sued appellee Dr. Bruce Miller for malpractice and failure to obtain informed consent. The trial court rendered summary judgment against both claims. We reverse in part and affirm in part.

BACKGROUND

On September 17, 1993, Jones went to the office of Dr. Miller, a podiatrist, because she was experiencing severe foot pain. After an examination, Dr. Miller informed Jones that she had a bunion and needed surgery. Dr. Miller scheduled the surgery for September 20, 1993. When Jones arrived at the hospital, the hospital had Jones sign an informed consent…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Nixon v. Mr. Property Management Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Randall's Food Markets, Inc. v. JohnsonTexas Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Lear Siegler, Inc. v. PerezTexas Supreme Court · 1991
  4. Cincinnati Life Insurance Co. v. CatesTexas Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Anderson v. SniderTexas Supreme Court · 1991

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. LeNotre v. Cohen, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1998
  2. Vaughan v. Nielson, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2008
  3. Billie Odell Stone, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Laquetta Mae Stone v. Texas Home Management, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2000
  4. Cathryn Lisa Garnett v. Giovanna Ghafoori, M.D. and Muhammad Motiwala, M.D., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2008
  5. Charles Ly v. Rodney Schmidt, M.D., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2007

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