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MONK v. DOCTORS HOSPITAL

No. 20945.

403 F.2d 580 (1968)

Ellen K. MONK, Appellant, v. DOCTORS HOSPITAL and Henry L. Darner, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 10, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Carl L. Taylor, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Frank F. Roberson, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Thomas Penfield Jackson, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. John L. Laskey, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee, Doctors Hospital.

Mr. James A. Welch, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. John L. Ridge, Jr., Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee, Darner.

Before BAZELON, Chief Judge, WILBUR K. MILLER, Senior Circuit Judge, and BURGER, Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from directed verdicts for Appellees in actions against Doctors Hospital, Washington, D. C. and Appellee Darner for damages for burns sustained by Appellant. In her complaint Appellant alleged that the burns resulted from the negligent operation of a "Bovie" electrosurgical machine used to remove moles. At the conclusion of the Appellant's case, the trial judge directed verdicts for both defendants. We reverse as to both.

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