WILLARD v. HUTSON


234 Or. 148 (1963)

378 P.2d 966

WILLARD v. HUTSON ET AL

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Reargued January 8, 1963.

Reversed and remanded February 27, 1963.

Petition for rehearing denied April 16, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh L. Biggs, Portland, argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Cleveland C. Cory, Portland, and Paul E. Geddes, Roseburg.

Randolph Slocum, Roseburg, argued the cause for respondent. On the brief were Horn & Slocum, Roseburg, and Belli, Ashe & Gerry, San Francisco, California.

Before ROSSMAN, Presiding Justice, and PERRY, SLOAN, O'CONNELL, GOODWIN, DENECKE and LUSK, Justices.


REVERSED AND REMANDED.

LUSK, J.

This is an action for malpractice against two physicians in which the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $40,000 compensatory damages and the defendants have appealed. At the time of the alleged negligent conduct the plaintiff Daniel Willard was an infant eight months old. He was a victim of hemophilia1 and the charges of negligence relate to the...

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