ARMSTRONG v. SVOBODA

Docket No. 7932.

240 Cal.App.2d 472 (1966)

49 Cal. Rptr. 701

JOHN E. ARMSTRONG, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. FRANK SVOBODA, M.D., Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division One.

February 25, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McInnis, Focht, & Fitzgerald and John W. McInnis for Defendant and Appellant.

Harney, Ford & Schlottman, David M. Harney and Robert E. Ford for Plaintiff and Respondent.


CONLEY, J.*

The plaintiff sued the defendant doctor for malpractice, claiming permanent injuries by reason of negligence in the treatment of his heart condition. The jury's verdict was for the defendant. But plaintiff's motion for a new trial was granted on the ground of the insufficiency of the evidence to justify the verdict and the defendant appealed.

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