Legal Opinion
Bissett v. Renna
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided May 19, 1998No. 96-375PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHorton, J.
The plaintiff, Joyce Bissett, executrix of the estate of Florence Merchant, brought a medical malpractice action against the defendant, Theodore Renna, M.D., seeking recovery for injuries resulting from the defendant’s alleged negligence in prescribing a certain drug to the decedent. The Superior Court {Lynn, J.) granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss on the grounds that the plaintiff failed to provide competent expert testimony. See RSA 507-E:2 (1997). We affirm.
The defendant is a board-certified ophthalmologist. In June 1988, he performed cataract surgery on Ms. Merchant. Shortly after…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Vogel v. VogelSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1993
- Thorpe v. StateSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1990
- Bronson v. Hitchcock ClinicSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1996
- Mehigan v. SheehanSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1947
- Mankoski v. BrileySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1993
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3Cited by11 opinions
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