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ALDEN v. PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL

No. 20011.

382 F.2d 163 (1967)

Vincent A. ALDEN, Appellant, v. PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL, George W. Ware, and Habeeb Bacchus, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 7, 1967.

Petition for Rehearing Denied September 15, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Robert E. Miller, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. J. Harry Welch, Washington, D. C., for appellee Ware.

Mr. Jeremiah C. Collins, Washington, D. C., for appellees Providence Hospital and Habeeb Bacchus.

Before BURGER, WRIGHT and ROBINSON, Circuit Judges.

Petition for Rehearing En Banc Denied September 15, 1967.

J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

The appeal in this malpractice case presents only one question: Did the trial court err in directing the verdict of the jury for the defendants at the close of the plaintiff's case? We conclude that it did as to the hospital and its chief medical resident, Dr. Bacchus. We therefore reverse for a new trial as to them. We affirm as to Dr. Ware.

Appellant was admitted...

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