TURNEY v. ANSPAUGH

No. 48900.

581 P.2d 1301 (1978)

Geraldine TURNEY, Appellee, v. Robert D. ANSPAUGH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

July 5, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard K. Berry, Howard K. Berry, Jr., Berry & Berry, Oklahoma City, for appellee.

George F. Short, Nancy C. Laughlin, Oklahoma City, Cliff Conkle, Legal Intern, for appellant; Pierce, Couch, Hendrickson & Short, Oklahoma City, of counsel.


LAVENDER, Vice Chief Justice:

Geraldine Turney was the patient of Robert D. Anspaugh, an M.D. and surgeon. A decision was made for an elective surgical procedure consisting of a hysterectomy. During surgery, the procedure was changed from a vaginal to an abdominal approach due to a small mass discovered near the uterus early in the operation that the surgeon preferred not to disturb so as to prevent any possibility of spreading...

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