SINKEY v. SURGICAL ASSOCIATES

No. 54363.

186 N.W.2d 658 (1971)

Wayne SINKEY, as the Father and next friend of Joy Lorraine Sinkey, a minor, Appellant, v. SURGICAL ASSOCIATES, William R. Meyer and Jane Lamb Memorial Hospital, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 5, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Simon W. Rasche, Jr., Clinton, for appellant.

Lane & Waterman, Davenport, for Jane Lamb Memorial Hospital, appellee.

Betty, Neuman, McMahon, Hellstrom & Bittner, Davenport, and Shaff & Farwell, Clinton, for Surgical Associates and William Meyer, appellees.


STUART, Justice.

This is a malpractice action brought against the doctor, the partnership with which he was associated and the hospital where the questioned services were performed. The trial court directed a verdict for defendants at close of plaintiff's case. We affirm.

In considering the propriety of a motion for directed verdict, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the party against whom the motion was made. Rule of Civil Procedure, 344...

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