Legal Opinion
Gooding v. St. Francis Xavier Hospital
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided January 9, 1995No. 2285PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Connor, Judge:
Jim Curtis Gooding brought this medical malpractice action against St. Francis Xavier Hospital and Dr. Judith Hood, anesthesiologist, after his two front teeth were chipped during surgery at the hospital. The jury returned a verdict for the defense. Gooding appeals, arguing the court erred in excluding his expert witness. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
I. Exclusion of Expert
At trial Gooding maintained Dr. Hood and St. Francis caused his injuries by improperly intubating or extubating him. He called Ralph Sorensen, an Emergency Room Technician (EMT), to testify about the…
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