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HOLDEN v. RANNICK

682 S.W.2d 903 (1984)

Lucille HOLDEN and Husband, Ronald Holden, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Dr. G.A. RANNICK, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

December 26, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry S. Jones, David R. Denny, Johnson City, for plaintiffs-appellees.

J. Paul Coleman, Walter Lee Price, Johnson City, for defendant-appellant.

OPINION

BROCK, Justice.

This is a medical malpractice suit based on the doctrine of informed consent. The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial judge adequately performed his function as a thirteenth juror in approving the jury verdict in favor of the defendant.

The plaintiff's theory at trial was that her consent to undergo a simple mastectomy was invalid, because the defendant doctor obtained the consent from her without informing her that...

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