BERRING v. JACOB

No. 40808.

595 S.W.2d 412 (1980)

Sharon BERRING and Nick Berring, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Karl JACOB, Jr., M.D., 621 South New Ballas, St. Louis, Missouri, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Four.

February 13, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Burridge, Stuart M. Haw, Jr., St. Louis, for defendant-appellant.

James F. Koester, St. Louis, David G. Dempsey, Clayton, for plaintiffs-respondents.


SMITH, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals from the order of the trial court sustaining plaintiffs' motion for new trial in a medical malpractice case in which the jury returned a verdict in favor of defendant. We reverse.

Plaintiffs' claim was based upon the alleged negligence of the defendant doctor in failing to operate upon a diagnosed cerebral aneurysm in plaintiff Sharon Berring. The aneurysm subsequently ruptured causing serious permanent injuries to...

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