CUNNINGHAM v. YANKTON CLINIC, P.A.

No. 11866.

262 N.W.2d 508 (1978)

Mary CUNNINGHAM, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. YANKTON CLINIC, P. A., Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

February 14, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary J. Pashby of Boyce, Murphy, McDowell & Greenfield, Sioux Falls, for plaintiff and respondent.

James E. Doyle of Doyle & Bierle, Yankton, for defendant and appellant.


ZASTROW, Justice.

In this medical malpractice case, plaintiff, Mary Cunningham, sought damages from the defendant, Yankton Clinic, P. A. (Clinic), for permanent disability resulting from negligent treatment of a fractured wrist by Dr. James Jackson, a physician-employee of the defendant Clinic. Plaintiff claimed that Dr. Jackson was negligent in removing a pin from her elbow area without first advising her of the consequences of such a procedure. Following a court...

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