Hood v. Phillips

SAM D. JOHNSON, Justice.

Seeking both actual and exemplary damages, Shelton Hood 1 sued Dr. John R. Phillips alleging he suffered injuries from surgery which was not a medically accepted method of treatment for emphysema. The trial court rendered judgment for Dr. Phillips after the jury refused to find he was guilty of gross negligence. Contending that the trial court should have submitted to the jury the issues of informed consent and ordinary negligence, should not have quashed subpoenas on the basis of Article 4447d, Section 3, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated (Pamphlet Supplement…