Legal Opinion
Stachowiak v. Subczynski
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided July 13, 1981No. Docket 64214PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Per curiam
The jury returned a verdict for the defendant in this medical malpractice case. The Court of Appeals reversed because the defendant used charts taken from medical textbooks during his testimony, and the defendant has applied for leave to appeal. We reverse and remand to the Court of Appeals for further proceedings.
I
Plaintiff Elizabeth Stachowiak was admitted to a hospital on May 12, 1972, and came under the care of Dr. Subczynski, a neurosurgeon. She was diagnosed as having a subarachnoid hemorrhage. Dr. Subczynski suspected that Mrs. Stachowiak had an aneurysm in the anterior connecting…
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