ASCHER v. GUTIERREZ

No. 75-1532.

533 F.2d 1235 (1976)

Bernadette ASCHER v. Jose E. GUTIERREZ, M.D. a/k/a Joseph E. Gutierrez, M.D., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 26, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Donnelly, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom James A. Welch, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Richard S. Paulson, Washington, D. C., with whom David J. Humphreys, Washington, D. C., and Monte M. Simpson, Chevy Chase, Md., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before McGOWAN and WILKEY, Circuit Judges, and ALBERT V. BRYAN, Jr., United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia.


BRYAN, District Judge:

Defendant-appellant in this case is a physician specializing in the field of anesthesiology. He appeals from a judgment entered by the district court upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of malpractice and awarding substantial damages.

The plaintiff, Mrs. Bernadette Ascher, was admitted to the Columbia Hospital for Women in Washington, D. C., on July 20, 1970, for a surgical procedure known...

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