McGRATH v. BROWN

No. 18549.

622 S.W.2d 647 (1981)

T. T. McGRATH, Appellant, v. Novella Mae BROWN, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Denied November 4, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bailey, Williams, Westfall, Lee & Fowler, and James A. Williams, Dallas, for appellant.

Sam M. Yates, Houston, Charles L. Caperton, Dallas, for appellee.

Before HUGHES, JORDAN and RICHARD L. BROWN, JJ.


OPINION

HUGHES, Justice.

T. T. McGrath, M.D., has appealed the judgment rendered against him in favor of Novella Mae Brown in a jury trial in which Mrs. Brown alleged malpractice resulting in injury to her spine.

We reverse and remand.

Mrs. Brown's back was injured when she fell on icy steps at work. Her family doctor sent her to Dr. McGrath, an orthopedic surgeon, who, after conservative treatment had failed, operated on her back and performed...

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