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JEFFCOAT v. PHILLIPS

No. 1170.

534 S.W.2d 168 (1976)

Michael E. JEFFCOAT, a minor, by next friend, Appellant, v. Dr. John R. PHILLIPS et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied March 17, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Holloway, Houston, for appellant.

F. Walter Conrad, Baker & Botts, Sandra K. Foster, W. N. Arnold, Jr., Fulbright & Jaworski, Howard S. Hoover, Hoover, Cox & Miller, Bass C. Wallace, Andrews, Kurth, Campbell & Jones, Houston, for appellees.

CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.

This suit arises out of an appendectomy performed on Michael Jeffcoat on September 25, 1961. The patient (Jeffcoat or appellant) brought suit against Dr. John R. Phillips (Dr. Phillips), Medical Arts Hospital, Inc. (Hospital) and Harris County Medical Society (Society). As against Dr. Phillips, plaintiff alleged lack of informed consent, medical malpractice, and fraud. He asserted that the surgery was unnecessary and that he was left...

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