Jamison v. Lindsay

Opinion

CHRISTIAN, J.

Lisa Jamison sued Drs. Stuart Lindsay and Charles Hanford for medical malpractice. Trial by jury resulted in a special verdict determining that neither Lindsay nor Hanford had been negligent. The court rendered judgment on the verdict, and the present appeal ensued.

Appellant consulted respondent Hanford, an obstetrician and gynecologist, for examination of a pelvic mass. Dr. Hanford examined appellant, then aged 16, and determined that she probably had a tumor in her right ovary. A few days later he performed surgery. He removed appellant’s right ovary and a large cystic…