French v. Brodsky

EVANS, Justice.

This medical malpractice action was instituted by Royce Glen French against Dr. A. E. Brodsky who had performed three disc operations on French in October, 1967, June, 1968 and November, 1968. At the trial Mr. French complained that Dr. Brod-sky had failed to accurately diagnose and remove a herniated disc between the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae on the occasion of the second and third surgeries. The jury failed to find that Mr. French had a herniated disc at the L3-4 vertebral inter-space on the occasion of the second or third surgeries and conditionally submitted issues…