SEARS v. COOPER

No. 1874.

574 S.W.2d 612 (1978)

Dr. Ernest S. SEARS, Appellant, v. Emma Jane COOPER, Appellee.

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

Rehearing Denied December 6, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell H. McMains, William H. Payne, Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, for appellant.

Jim M. Perdue, Andrew L. Todesco, Miller, Gann & Perdue, Houston, for appellee.


CIRE, Justice.

This is a medical malpractice case.

Ernest M. Cooper, in the capacity of guardian of the person and estate of his wife, Emma Jane Cooper, instituted this suit against appellant, Dr. Ernest S. Sears. The voluminous record in this case may be summarized as follows.

Dr. Sears had been Mrs. Cooper's physician for approximately twenty years at the time of the treatment which is the basis for this suit. On October 12, 1972, Mrs. Cooper complained...

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