MOORE v. GUTHRIE HOSPITAL, INC.

No. 12188.

403 F.2d 366 (1968)

Garland MOORE, Appellant, v. GUTHRIE HOSPITAL, INC., a corporation, and Dr. William Guthrie, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided October 29, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Dale Greene, Charleston, W. Va. (Preiser, Greene & Hunt, Charleston, W. Va., on brief) for appellant.

C. F. Bagley, Huntington, W. Va. (Campbell, McNeer, Woods, Bagley & Emerson, Huntington, W. Va., on brief) for appellee, Guthrie Hospital, Inc.

William C. Beatty, Huntington, W. Va. (Huddleston & Bolen, Huntington, W. Va., on brief) for appellee, Dr. William Guthrie.

Before SOBELOFF, BOREMAN, and BUTZNER, Circuit Judges.


BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:

Garland Moore complains of injuries he alleged were caused by a nurse negligently injecting him with medicine intravenously instead of intramuscularly in the prescribed manner. After Moore rested his case, the district court entered judgment upon motions for directed verdicts in favor of Dr. William Guthrie, Moore's attending physician, and Guthrie Hospital, where Moore was a patient. We hold that the evidence conclusively shows the doctor...

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