Burchfield v. Geitz

OPINION

WARD, Justice.

This is a medical malpractice case. The patient, Mrs. Mildred Burchfield, complained of the treatment she received following an operation on her back. It was the plaintiff’s contention that the doctor negligently permitted an infection to occur postoperatively which caused her additional operations, expenses and suffering. Trial was to a jury and upon the conclusion of the plaintiff’s evidence the trial Court instructed a verdict in favor of the doctor. The appeal pertains to the existence or not of legally sufficient evidence concerning negligence and causation. We…