Legal Opinion
Stills v. Gratton
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 25, 1976No. Civ. 34912PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WEINBERGER, J. *
In this action for medical malpractice filed by Hannah R. Stills and her minor son, "Jessie Stills, against Doctors Richard Gratton and Allen F. Smoot, judgments of nonsuit were entered at the conclusion of plaintiffs’ evidence in favor of the defendants and against the plaintiffs. This appeal is from the judgments so entered.
The right to move for a judgment of nonsuit is granted by Code of Civil Procedure section 581c. As was stated in Williams v. Goodwin (1974) 41 Cal.App.3d 496, 509 [116 Cal.Rptr. 200]: “The propriety of the trial court’s ruling in taking the case…
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