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COWMAN v. HORNADAY

No. 67261.

329 N.W.2d 422 (1983)

Gary R. COWMAN, Appellant, v. William R. HORNADAY, Jr., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

January 19, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Davis, Davenport, for appellant.

John A. McClintock and David L. Brown of Hansen, McClintock & Riley, Des Moines, for appellee.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C.J., and LeGRAND, UHLENHOPP, HARRIS, and McCORMICK, JJ.

REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.

In this medical malpractice case plaintiff Gary R. Cowman appeals from a summary judgment for defendant William R. Hornaday, Jr. We reverse and remand.

Plaintiff's petition alleged that on September 29, 1976, defendant performed a contraceptive bilateral vasectomy upon him. Further, "[t]hat previous to said surgery, the Defendant, neither personally nor through his agents, informed Plaintiff . . . of the risks involved in said surgical...

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