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WATSON v. HOCKETT

No. 6587-1-III.

42 Wn. App. 549 (1986)

712 P.2d 855

RONALD NOEL WATSON, ET AL, Respondents, v. CLYDE HOCKETT, ET AL, Appellants.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Three.

January 7, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Mays, Eileen M. Lawrence, and Williams, Lanza, Kastner & Gibbs, for appellants.

Laurie A. Kinerk, Dwayne A. Richards, and Richards & Kinerk, for respondents.

McINTURFF, A.C.J.

By a jury verdict, Dr. Clyde Hockett was found negligent for failure to diagnose a rectal abscess. Ronald Watson was awarded $99,000, offset by 27 percent contributory negligence. Dr. Hockett raises issues regarding jury instructions, particularly as they relate to (1) the patient's duty to follow instructions, (2) the doctor as a guarantor of the result of his treatment, and (3) the physician's right to an honest error of judgment. We affirm.

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