MORRISON v. MacNAMARA

Nos. 13503, 13504.

407 A.2d 555 (1979)

Richard E. MORRISON, Appellant, v. Tom MacNAMARA et al., Appellees. Tom MacNAMARA et al., Appellants, v. Richard E. MORRISON, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided October 2, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janis L. M. McDonald, Alexandria, Va., with whom John D. Grad, Alexandria, Va., was on the brief for appellant in No. 13503 and appellee in No. 13504.

Patrick J. Attridge, Rockville, Md., for appellees in No. 13503 and appellants in No. 13504.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, MACK, Associate Judge, and YEAGLEY, Associate Judge, Retired.


NEWMAN, Chief Judge:

Appellant Morrison, a plaintiff in a medical malpractice action in the trial court, challenges a judgment in favor of appellees, a nationally certified medical laboratory and a medical technician. He contends that the trial court erred in denying his requested jury instruction that the standard of care to which appellees should be held is a national standard as opposed to a local one. He further contends that the trial court erred in permitting...

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