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ROARK v. ALLEN

No. C-940.

633 S.W.2d 804 (1982)

David W. ROARK et ux., Petitioners, v. Dale ALLEN et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied June 30, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Holloway, Houston, for petitioners.

Cantey, Hanger, Gooch, Munn & Collins, Richard L. Griffith and Rod Patterson, Fort Worth, Bailey, Williams, Westfall, Lee & Fowler, James A. Williams and Kevin J. Keith, Dallas, for respondents.

RAY, Justice.

This is a medical malpractice case arising from the use of forceps in the breech delivery of a child. David W. Roark and his former wife, Sherry L. Roark, individually and as the sole heirs of the estate of their deceased son, Robert Ryan Roark, sued Drs. Dale Allen and J. G. Matthews, the physicians who allegedly injured their son during delivery.1 On the basis of jury findings of negligence, the trial court rendered judgment...

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