Legal Opinion
Meek v. Shepard
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 30, 1984No. 82-1397PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
In this medical malpractice action a doctor appeals from a Superior Court judgment on a verdict in favor of his patient. We hold that because the plaintiff, Mrs. Shepard, offered no evidence of the standard of care owed to her by Dr. Meek, she failed to establish a prima facie case. Consequently, we must reverse the trial court’s denial of the doctor’s motion for a directed verdict and remand with directions to enter judgment for Dr. Meek. 1
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In her fifth month of pregnancy, Mrs. Delphine Shepard began to experience a leakage of fluid down her legs. When she called her…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Esther Kosberg, Administratrix, Estate of Roberta Ann Clark v. Washington Hospital Center, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Bauman v. SragowDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1973
- Sponaugle v. Pre-Term, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Rodgers v. LawsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
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