1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.W.2d
  4. 370 S.W.2d
  5. 370 S.W.2d 591 (1963)
 

JOHNSON v. VAUGHN

370 S.W.2d 591 (1963)

James JOHNSON, Adm'r of Estate of Celie Johnson, Deceased, Appellant, v. Darrel L. VAUGHN, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied October 11, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell S. Armstrong, Evansville, for appellant.

Geo. R. Effinger, Paducah, Leo King, Henderson, for appellee.

STANLEY, Commissioner.

The appeal is from a judgment from a directed verdict for the defendant, Dr. Darrel L. Vaughn, in an action for negligence and malpractice, charged to have been the proximate cause of the death of Celie Johnson. The plaintiff claims three categories of negligence on the part of the defendant, namely, improper treatment, abandonment of the patient at a crucial time and unreasonably delaying consent for another physician to attend him. Our question...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases