McGUIRE v. SIFERS

No. 55,469

235 Kan. 368 (1984)

681 P.2d 1025

CAROL M. McGUIRE, Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. EARL C. SIFERS, M.D., et al., Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. FLETCHER BELL, Commissioner of Insurance, As Administrator of the Health Care Stabilization Fund, Intervenor.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed April 27, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Warren McCamish, of Williamson & Cubbison, of Kansas City, argued the cause, and John L. Peterson and Timothy P. McCarthy, of the same firm, were with him on the brief for the appellants/cross-appellees.

Jay Thomas, of Barnett & Ross, Chartered, of Kansas City, argued the cause, and James M. Barnett, of the same firm, was with him on the brief for the appellee/cross-appellant.

Michael J. Dutton, special assistant attorney general, argued the cause and was on the brief for intervenor Fletcher Bell, as Administrator of the Health Care Stabilization Fund.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

LOCKETT, J.:

This is a direct appeal of a medical malpractice action instituted by Carol M. McGuire against Earl C. Sifers, M.D. and Sifers, Taylor and Hitchcock, M.D.'s, Chartered, a professional corporation. Count I claims damages suffered by McGuire (plaintiff). Count II claims damages for loss of consortium pursuant to K.S.A. 23-205. The case was tried before a jury in November, 1982. The jury returned a verdict...

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