Foard v. Jarman

WHICHARD, Justice.

The sole issue is whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the trial court erroneously granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the issue of whether defendant obtained plaintiff’s informed consent before performing surgery upon plaintiff. We hold that defendant made a sufficient showing of informed consent to prevail on summary judgment, and we accordingly reverse the Court of Appeals.

Plaintiff weighed 331 pounds in May 1982 when she consulted defendant about surgical treatments for obesity. She testified on deposition that she had heard of- a surgical…