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HALE v. VENUTO

Docket No. 27403.

137 Cal.App.3d 910 (1982)

187 Cal. Rptr. 357

JONI HALE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. RALPH J. VENUTO, Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Two.

December 1, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Paul J. Gergen for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Bonne, Jones, Bridges, Mueller & O'Keefe and Mark V. Franzen for Defendant and Respondent.

OPINION

TROTTER, J.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment of nonsuit in a medical malpractice action arising out of surgery performed by defendant on plaintiff.

FACTS

Plaintiff, Joni Hale, had a history of her left knee slipping out of joint since 1968. Her care was ultimately taken over by defendant, Dr. Ralph J. Venuto, an orthopedic surgeon who recommended corrective surgery after plaintiff suffered

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