Legal Opinion
Jeffcoat v. Phillips
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 18, 1976No. 1170PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.
This suit arises out of an appendectomy performed on Michael Jeffcoat on September 25, 1961. The patient (Jeffcoat or appellant) brought suit against Dr. John R. Phillips (Dr. Phillips), Medical Arts Hospital, Inc. (Hospital) and Harris County Medical Society (Society). As against Dr. Phillips, plaintiff alleged lack of informed consent, medical malpractice, and fraud. He asserted that the surgery was unnecessary and that he was left with an excessively large scar on his abdomen. With respect to the Society plaintiff claimed fraud and negligence, particularly with…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Gaddis v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1967
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3Cited by43 opinions
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