Lawrence v. Gardner

Carley, Judge.

Appellant-plaintiff appeals from the grant of summary judgment to the defendant doctor-appellee in a medical malpractice action. Plaintiff sought recovery against the defendant on the basis of the defendant’s alleged failure to exercise the skill and care generally used by members of the medical profession in connection with defendant’s performance of a hysterectomy on plaintiff. Plaintiff alleged that the surgery itself was negligently performed, that the defendant failed to diagnose and treat complications occurring subsequent to and because of the surgery, and that the…