Legal Opinion
Scarzella v. Saxon
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 2, 1981No. 80-1096PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Chief Judge:
This appeal arises from a breach of warranty action brought by Margaret Saxon for damages resulting from surgery performed by appellant, Dr. Guilio I. Scarzella. Ms. Saxon’s husband, Harry Saxon, claimed a loss of consortium. Following a jury verdict for the Saxons, Dr. Scarzella moved for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Upon the trial court’s denial of that motion, appellant filed this appeal, urging (1) the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury that the existence of the alleged warranty must be proved by “clear and convincing” evidence and that the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Sullivan v. O'CONNORMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
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