GRAY v. BROCK

No. WD 39065.

750 S.W.2d 696 (1988)

Leila A. GRAY, et al., Appellants, v. Arthur Lee BROCK, M.D., and Frank H. Lewis, M.D., Respondents.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

May 17, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duke W. Ponick, Jr., Kansas City, and Guy G. Rice, Independence, for appellants.

Darwin E. Johnson (Linde, Thomson, Fairchild, Langworthy, Kohn & Van Dyke, of counsel), Kansas City, for respondents.

Before PRITCHARD, P.J., and GAITAN and COVINGTON, JJ.


PRITCHARD, Presiding Judge.

Appellants brought suit in medical negligence for the wrongful death, on January 18, 1982, of their decedent, James C. Gray, alleged to have been the result of respondents' negligence during his hospitalization, in failing to order either a nasogastric tube or a tracheostomy for Mr. Gray (to prevent aspiration of gastric contents).

One issue, claimed to have been error, because not supported by evidence, was the giving of an instruction...

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