Legal Opinion

Lenger v. Physician's General Hospital, Inc.

Texas Supreme Court

Decided June 10, 1970No. B-1496PublishedCited by 203 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALKER, Justice.

The question to be decided in this case, which is closely akin to a medical malpractice suit, is whether there is any evidence to support a finding that the negligence of the defendants was a proximate cause of plaintiff’s injuries and damage. Plaintiff is Dennis H. Lenger, who underwent surgery in a hospital operated by Physician’s General Hospital, Inc. Defendants are Hospital, Mrs. Pauline Jones, who attended plaintiff as a nurse for several days, and Mrs. Berdena Hightower, d/b/a Adamson Nurses Registry, who sent Mrs. Jones to *705Hospital. Their motion for instructed verdict…

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