SMALL v. GIFFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

No. 90-74.

349 A.2d 703 (1975)

Sanford and Genevieve SMALL v. GIFFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL et al.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

November 24, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leighton C. Detora, of Richard E. Davis Associates, Inc., Barre, for plaintiffs.

Miller & Hill, Rutland, for defendant.

Before BARNEY, C. J., and SMITH, DALEY, LARROW and BILLINGS, JJ.


BARNEY, Chief Justice.

This is a malpractice case. By the time this case went to the jury, the plaintiffs had discontinued against all parties except the defendant anesthesiologist. The operation involved elective surgery on the part of the plaintiff, Genevieve Small, to remove pendulous breasts which, because of their size and weight, were causing her severe discomfort and affecting her posture.

The operation itself was without incident, but for two or three...

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