PATRICK v. SEDWICK

No. 314.

391 P.2d 453 (1964)

Mary E. PATRICK, Appellant, v. Dr. Jack D. SEDWICK, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

April 21, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Parrish, Fairbanks, for appellant.

Arthur D. Talbot, Anchorage, for appellee.

Before NESBETT, C.J., and DIMOND and AREND, JJ.


AREND, Justice.

The principal issue in this case may be stated as follows: Where a patient had a soft, feminine voice before undergoing a subtotal thyroidectomy but immediately thereafter was found to have permanent paralysis of the left vocal chord, is the inference that the physician who performed the operation may produce partial or even recurrent laryngeal nerve of the patient sufficient to establish a prima facie case of negligence, notwithstanding the fact that...

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