Highsmith v. Fillingim

Benham, Judge.

Appellant, a disabled and retarded child, brought a medical malpractice suit by and through his next friend and mother against appellees, two obstetricians, and the clinic where they were employed. Appellant alleged, inter alia, that his physical and mental condition was a direct result of appellees’ failure to identify his mother’s multiple pregnancy, to recognize the spontaneous premature rupture of the membranes after 32 weeks of gestation, and to induce labor within 24 hours thereafter.

Our review of the abbreviated trial transcript submitted by appellant reveals that…