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WALTERS v. HITCHCOCK

No. 56,551

237 Kan. 31 (1985)

697 P.2d 847

LILLIAN K. WALTERS, Appellee, v. C. THOMAS HITCHCOCK, M.D., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed April 5, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Warren McCamish, of Williamson & Cubbison, of Kansas City, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellant.

Gloria M. Vusich, of Kansas City, and Felix G. Kancel, of Kansas City, argued the cause, and were on the brief for appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFARLAND, J.:

This is a medical malpractice action wherein plaintiff Lillian K. Walters received a $2,000,000 damage award against defendant C. Thomas Hitchcock, M.D. The defendant physician appeals from the jury's verdict and certain pretrial and post-trial rulings of the district court.

The facts may be summarized as follows. In December, 1979, a lump on the neck of Lillian Walters was discovered by her...

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