SPENCER BY AND THROUGH SPENCER v. SEIKEL

No. 63310.

742 P.2d 1126 (1987)

Isaiah Daniel SPENCER, a minor By and Through his mother and natural guardian, Paula SPENCER, and Paula Spencer, Individually, Appellants, v. Mike R. SEIKEL, M.D. and Fenton M. Sanger, M.D., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied September 29, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary L. Brooks & Associates by Mary Hanan and Caroll E. Gregg, Oklahoma City, for appellants.

Short, Barnes, Wiggins Margo & Adler by Robert C. Margo and Cynthia L. Sparling, Oklahoma City, for appellees.


DOOLIN, Chief Justice.

On October 14, 1981 plaintiff/appellant, hereinafter "patient", engaged the services of defendant/appellee, hereinafter "doctor", for prenatal care relative to her third pregnancy. During the course of treatment, on December 16, 1981, doctor discovered fetus was suffering from hydrocephalus, a condition which results from the backing up of cerebrospinal fluid into the brain ventricles. This condition...

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