Whitmore v. Fabi

Plaintiffs appeal as of right from a trial court order granting defendant’s motion for accelerated judgment pursuant to GCR 1963, 116.1(5).

This medical malpractice action arises out of surgery performed on Helen Whitmore by Robert Fabi, M.D., a neurosurgeon, and Ernesto L. Suarez, M.D., a cardiologist, on February 2, 1976. Each doctor performed a separate surgical procedure on Mrs. Whitmore, out of the presence of each other. During Dr. Suarez’s surgical procedure, Mrs. Whit-more’s brachial plexus was severed. Dr. Fabi returned to the operating room and attempted to repair the damage to the…