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HOOK v. ROTHSTEIN

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281 S.C. 541 (1984)

316 S.E.2d 690

Judith L. Summers HOOK, as Administratrix of the Estate of Jack R. Summers, Appellant, v. Jerry C. ROTHSTEIN, M.D., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

April 16, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O. Fayrell Furr, Jr., and Donna K. Holt, Columbia, for appellant.

David W. Robinson and Malcolm E. Rentz, Columbia, for respondent.

Jeter E. Rhodes, Jr., of Whaley, McCutchen, Blanton & Rhodes, Columbia, amicus curiae for South Carolina Medical Ass'n.

J. Kendall Few, Greenville, amicus curiae for South Carolina Trial Lawyers Ass'n.

April 16, 1984.

GOOLSBY, Judge:

In this wrongful death action brought by Judith L. Summers Hook, as Administratrix of the Estate of Jack R. Summers, against Jerry C. Rothstein, M.D., the principal question on appeal concerns the test of liability in a medical malpractice case involving informed consent. Judgment was entered for the defendant physician following a jury verdict in his favor. The plaintiff administratrix appeals. We affirm.

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