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BRANNON v. WOOD

444 P.2d 558 (1968)

Burton BRANNON, Appellant, v. James A. WOOD et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided August 23, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald H. Robinson, Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Lent, York & Paulson and Charles Paulson, Portland.

Curtis W. Cutsforth, Portland, argued the cause for respondent James A. Wood. With him on the brief were King, Miller, Anderson, Nash & Yerke, Portland.

Bruce Spaulding, Portland, argued the cause for respondent The Portland Clinic. With him on the brief were Mautz, Souther, Spaulding, Kinsey & Williamson, Portland.

Before PERRY, C.J., and SLOAN, O'CONNELL, DENECKE, HOLMAN, LUSK and RODMAN, JJ.

RODMAN, Justice (Pro Tempore).

The plaintiff has appealed from an adverse judgment in a personal injury action. In 1964, he was admitted into St. Vincent Hospital for the purpose of having the defendant James A. Wood, a thoracic surgeon, remove a posterior mediastinal tumor from his chest. During the course of the operation it was determined that the tumor was a meningocele. A meningocele is a pouching out of a portion of the covering membrane (the dura) of the spinal...

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