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BAIRD v. SICKLER

No. 81-471.

69 Ohio St. 2d 652 (1982)

BAIRD ET AL., APPELLEES, v. SICKLER, M.D., APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided March 9, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William J. Ahern, for appellees.

Messrs. Crabbe, Brown, Jones, Potts & Schmidt, Mr. William L. Schmidt and Mr. Theodore D. Sawyer, for appellant.

Per Curiam.

This cause presents a novel question in Ohio: is a chief surgeon ever legally accountable for the negligence of an assisting nurse-anesthetist, not directly employed by him? If an operating physician may never be held liable in such a factual context, then the trial court in the instant case acted properly in directing a verdict in favor of the appellant, Dr. Sickler. We find, however, that a chief surgeon's immunity for the negligent acts of an...

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