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GOLONKA v. GATEWOOD

No. 40889.

257 N.W.2d 403 (1977)

199 Neb. 216

Robert J. GOLONKA, Appellant, v. John W. GATEWOOD, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

August 31, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walsh, Walentine & Miles, Omaha, for appellant.

Lyle E. Strom and C. L. Robinson for Fitzgerald, Brown, Leahy, Strom, Schorr & Barmettler, Omaha, for appellee.

Heard before WHITE, C. J., and SPENCER, BOSLAUGH, McCOWAN, CLINTON and WHITE, JJ.

SPENCER, Justice.

This is a medical malpractice action arising out of surgery performed by the defendant physician upon the plaintiff, Golonka, at Archbishop Bergan Mercy Hospital at Omaha, Nebraska, on August 24, 1970. A jury returned a verdict for the defendant. Plaintiff appeals. We reverse.

Plaintiff first saw Dr. Gatewood professionally on June 5, 1970. Plaintiff showed him a lump on the back of his left knee which had been present for 8 years. Plaintiff...

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