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GRIFFIN v. PHILLIPS

No. 4899.

542 S.W.2d 432 (1976)

John Thomas GRIFFIN, Appellant, v. Dr. John R. PHILLIPS, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Rehearing Denied November 4, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Holloway, Houston, for appellant.

Howard S. Hoover, Hoover, Cox & Miller, W. N. Arnold, Jr., Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, for appellee.

McCLOUD, Chief Justice.

This is a medical malpractice case involving fraudulent misrepresentations of a doctor regarding the necessity for and beneficial effects of an operation.

Plaintiff, John Thomas Griffin, sued defendant, Dr. John R. Phillips, alleging damages resulting from defendant's negligence and fraudulent misrepresentations.

The jury found that defendant was negligent1 in performing the surgery as a treatment...

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