HADDOCK v. ARNSPIGER

No. C-8400.

793 S.W.2d 948 (1990)

Orville E. HADDOCK, Jr., Petitioner, v. Larry A. ARNSPIGER et al., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Overruled September 6, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. H. Kelsoe, Jr., Jeffrey L. Clark, Dallas, for petitioner.

Gerald D. Grissom, Michael R. Berry, Dallas, for respondent.


OPINION

HIGHTOWER, Justice.

This is a medical malpractice case. The issue is whether res ipsa loquitur may be used to establish the liability of health care providers or physicians in medical malpractice cases involving the use of mechanical instruments. Orville E. Haddock (Haddock) initiated this action against Larry A. Arnspiger, M.D. (Arnspiger) alleging that his colon was perforated during a routine proctological examination. Haddock's suit was...

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