This is a medical malpractice action. The appellant, Beatrice B. Holton, sued the appellee, Dr. Harry H. Pfingst, an ophthalmologist, for his alleged failure to properly disclose to her the risks and hazards involved in a proposed surgical procedure. The trial judge directed a verdict in favor of the physician at the conclusion of Holton's evidence. From the subsequent judgment dismissing her action...
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