TUBBS v. CAMPBELL

No. 83-2071 Summary Calendar.

731 F.2d 1214 (1984)

Carry Ray TUBBS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. George L. CAMPBELL, M.D., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 14, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Provost, Umphrey, McPherson & Swearingen, Thomas F. Rugg, Port Arthur, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Ryan & Marshall, Kevin Dubose, Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before REAVLEY, RANDALL and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Plaintiffs sued George L. Campbell, M.D., alleging that he negligently diagnosed and treated plaintiff's wife, thereby causing her death. The district judge directed a verdict for defendant at the close of plaintiffs' case in chief. We affirm.

I. Statement of the Case

Anita Tubbs, wife of plaintiff, was significantly overweight and sought intestinal bypass surgery as a means of reducing her weight. Dr. George L. Campbell performed this...

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