Legal Opinion
Clark v. Bearden
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 27, 1995No. 81449PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATT, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order granting a new trial to plaintiffs, Mary L. Clark, and Emmett Clark, on the issue of damages only. The jury had returned a unanimous verdict for $41,083.33 in favor of the Clarks’ in a suit in which the Clarks had sued defendant, James H. Bearden, M.D., for malpractice. The Clarks had sued for more than $900,000.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Mary Clark was 75 years old in October 1988 when she began suffering from stomach problems and rectal bleeding, and experienced continuing problems with a hernia that would not heal. Mrs. Clark’s doctor, Dr.…
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