MORRIS v. HOFFMAN


551 S.W.2d 8 (1977)

C. A. MORRIS, M. D., Appellant, v. Bonita HOFFMAN, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied April 8, 1977.

Discretionary Review Denied June 8, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank V. Benton, III, Benton, Benton & Luedeke, Newport, for appellant.

Gary L. Gardner, Eubanks, Gardner & Lorenz, Louisville, for appellee.

Before WHITE, HOGGE and PARK, JJ.


WHITE, Judge.

This appeal arises out of a medical malpractice action when one and one-half cc's of procaine penicillin were injected into plaintiff's left buttock by the defendant. A jury found for the plaintiff in the amount of $69,222.90, and the defendant appeals.

At the time of trial appellant was a seventy-nine year old physician involved in general practice in Covington, Kentucky. The appellee is a thirty-one...

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