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HALES v. PITTMAN

No. 13177.

118 Ariz. 305 (1978)

576 P.2d 493

Leland HALES and Phyllis Hales, husband and wife, Appellants, v. Hal W. PITTMAN, M.D. and Neurology-Neurosurgery Associates, Ltd., a professional corporation, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arizona, In Banc.

Rehearing Denied March 28, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman Herring, Robert J. Stephan, Jr., Phoenix, for appellants.

O'Connor, Cavanagh, Anderson, Westover, Killingsworth & Beshears by John H. Westover, Phoenix, for appellees.

GORDON, Justice:

On June 9, 1971, Dr. Hal Pittman performed a surgical procedure on Leland Hales in order to relieve Hales of the pain caused by tic douloureux, a disease also known as trigeminal neuralgia. Unfortunately, the procedure destroyed the nerve fibers of the ophthalmic division causing the anesthetization of the cornea of the right eye, coupled with a loss of the blink reflex and tearing mechanism. Hales instituted...

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