ROSS v. HODGES

No. 45657.

234 So.2d 905 (1970)

Veronica M. ROSS v. Dr. Lucien R. HODGES.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied May 25, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cox, Dunn & Clark, Wm. H. Cox, Jr., Jackson, for appellant.

Daniel, Coker, Horton & Bell, Jackson, for appellee.


ETHRIDGE, Chief Justice.

This is a medical malpractice action, brought in the Circuit Court for the First Judicial District of Hinds County by Mrs. Veronica M. Ross, appellant, against Dr. Lucien R. Hodges, defendant-appellee. The declaration was based on two theories: Negligent selection and use of surgical instruments in the operation, and lack of informed consent by the patient to the operation. At the close of the plaintiff's case, the circuit court directed a...

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