DOWDELL v. CRITTENTON HOSPITAL

Docket No. 25764.

75 Mich. App. 299 (1977)

254 N.W.2d 876

DOWDELL v. CRITTENTON HOSPITAL

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided May 2, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara, Ruby, Domol, Bowerman, Miller & Aaron, P.C. (by Peter R. Barbara and Frank G. Becker), for plaintiff.

Harvey, Kruse & Westen, P.C. (by James N. Martin), for defendants.

Before: D.E. HOLBROOK, P.J., and BASHARA and W.F. HOOD, JJ.


BASHARA, J.

Plaintiff, by his guardian, appeals from a jury verdict of no cause of action in a medical malpractice case.

The record reveals that plaintiff was born at defendant hospital on June 1, 1970. Two days after birth a complete examination indicated that the plaintiff was jaundiced. This is apparently not an unusual condition at birth, occurring in 50 to 60 percent of all newborns. The incidence of jaundice during the first week of birth is termed ...

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