Contreras v. St. Luke's Hospital

Opinion

CALDWELL, J. *

Plaintiff Solomon Contreras brought an action for damages for medical malpractice against defendants St. Luke’s Hospital and Carl E. Borders, M.D. The action was based on asserted negligence by defendants relating to surgery on plaintiff’s knee and a post-operative knee infection. Plaintiff now appeals from a judgment in favor of both defendants made pursuant to an order of the trial court granting defendants’ motions for nonsuit.

At trial plaintiff presented only three witnesses, namely, himself, his wife, and one medical witness, Etidal Tadros, M.D., who had been…