Legal Opinion
Harris v. Buckspan
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided August 19, 1998No. 01A01-9801-CV-00041PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAM B. CAIN, Judge.
I. FACTS
This is a medical malpractice action in which the plaintiff appeals from a directed verdict in favor of the defendant.
Plaintiff, Donald Gene Harris, is a professional wrestler and presented himself on January 25, 1993 to the defendant, Dr. Glenn S. Buckspan, for an evaluation of bilateral gyne-comastia or breast enlargement. After discussing various surgical options, Dr. Buck-span referred Plaintiff to Dr. Craig Sussman for endocrinology study and possible non-surgieal management of Plaintiffs enlarged breast condition.
Dr. Buekspan’s clinical note for…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- McClenahan v. CooleyTennessee Supreme Court · 1991
- Shadrick v. CokerTennessee Supreme Court · 1998
- Blanchard v. KellumTennessee Supreme Court · 1998
- Holmes v. WilsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1977
- Cardwell v. BechtolTennessee Supreme Court · 1987
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Barbara Johnson v. Edward Pratt, M.D.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2005
- Estate of Jeffrey Mauro Cusatis v. Robert R. Casey, M.D.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2009
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