LONGMIRE v. HOEY


512 S.W.2d 307 (1974)

Mrs. Helen G. LONGMIRE and Buford E. Longmire, Appellants, v. Dr. David F. HOEY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section.

Certiorari Denied July 29, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Jones, Knoxville, for appellants.

McAfee Lee, Knoxville, for appellee.


Certiorari Denied by Supreme Court July 29, 1974.

NEARN, Judge.

This appeal concerns the law of "informed consent" as applied to the doctor-patient relationship.

The Trial Judge directed a verdict for the defendant at the close of plaintiffs' proof. Both plaintiffs have appealed and on appeal the sole question is whether the Trial Judge acted properly in directing the verdict.

The narrowness of the issue in controversy lends itself to a short...

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