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CANTERBURY v. SPENCE

No. 22099.

464 F.2d 772 (1972)

Jerry W. CANTERBURY, Appellant, v. William Thornton SPENCE and the Washington Hospital Center, a body corporate, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 19, 1972.

Rehearing Denied July 20, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Earl H. Davis, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. Walter J. Murphy, Jr., Washington, D. C., for appellee Spence.

Mr. John L. Laskey, Washington, D. C., for appellee Washington Hospital Center.

Before WRIGHT, LEVENTHAL and ROBINSON, Circuit Judges.

SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is from a judgment entered in the District Court on verdicts directed for the two appellees at the conclusion of plaintiff-appellant Canterbury's case in chief. His action sought damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained as a result of an operation negligently performed by appellee Spence, a negligent failure by Dr. Spence to disclose a risk of serious disability inherent in the operation, and negligent...

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