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LeMONS v. REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

Docket No. L.A. 30914.

21 Cal.3d 869 (1978)

582 P.2d 946

148 Cal. Rptr. 355

RUDINE B. LeMONS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

August 21, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Harney & Moore, Ellis J. Horvitz and Irving H. Greines for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Fred B. Belanger and Schell & Delamer for Defendants and Respondents.

OPINION

BIRD, C.J.

This is an appeal by Rudine B. LeMons from a judgment exonerating respondents, Dr. Paul Ward and the Regents of the University of California, of any liability for medical malpractice. This court must decide whether the trial court committed prejudicial error in instructing the jury on the issue of contributory negligence when no evidence was introduced at trial to support...

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