Nichelson v. Curtis

Plaintiff, Cindi Nichelson, filed a two-count complaint against defendants William Curtis, M.D., and Lee Hurshman, M.D. Count II, which is the subject of this appeal, alleged that defendant Hurshman gave negligent advice to plaintiff’s husband, resulting in her sterilization. Summary judgment was granted to Hurshman and plaintiff brings this appeal to review the propriety of that order. We affirm.

The pleadings, affidavits and depositions before the court indicate that in December of 1976, plaintiff was informed by defendant Curtis, an obstetrician and gynecologist in Springfield, that she was…