SKODJE v. HARDY

No. 33270.

47 Wn.2d 557 (1955)

288 P.2d 471

OBERT SKODJE et al., Appellants, v. FREDERICK A. HARDY et al., Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department One.

October 6, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Litchman & Litchman, for appellants.

Eggerman, Rosling & Williams and Henry E. Kastner, for respondents.


HAMLEY, C.J.

This malpractice case was tried to a jury and dismissed at the close of plaintiffs' case. The sole question presented on appeal is whether plaintiffs produced substantial evidence of actionable negligence.

Obert Skodje, suffering from abdominal pains, went to Dr. Hardy on July 1, 1953, for diagnosis and treatment. He told Dr. Hardy that he believed he had appendicitis. The doctor spent twenty or twenty-five minutes examining the patient, including...

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