HARRIS v. CAFRITZ MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

No. 9710.

364 A.2d 135 (1976)

Annie Mae HARRIS et al., Appellants, v. CAFRITZ MEMORIAL HOSPITAL et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 20, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

King David, Washington, D. C., for appellants.

F. Wainwright Barnes, Washington, D. C., for appellee Cafritz Memorial Hospital.

Thomas J. Scanlon, Washington, D. C., for appellee Basdeo Balkissoon, M.D.

Before KERN, GALLAGHER and MACK, Associate Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This is a medical malpractice action in which the trial court directed a verdict in favor of appellees (defendants) at the close of appellants' (plaintiffs') case in chief. On appeal, appellant argues that the court erroneously refused to invoke the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur. We affirm.

Appellant Ms. Annie Mae Harris instituted this action for her five-year-old son Michael to recover damages for injuries to the child's hand and thigh...

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