Majors v. Butner

CLARK, Chief Judge.

This is a medical malpractice suit in which the issue is whether a submissible case was made. The jury returned a verdict of $25,000 for the plaintiff but the trial judge sustained the defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and entered judgment for defendant. Plaintiff on this appeal contends the trial court erred in setting aside the jury verdict.

The medical process for which appellant Lois Majors engaged the services of defendant Butner is known as a laparoscopic tubal ligation and is intended to render a female sterile by sealing the fallopian tubes.…