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ESTRADA v. BURNHAM

No. 338PA85.

341 S.E.2d 538 (1986)

Michael Anthony ESTRADA v. Steven J. BURNHAM.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

April 2, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McCain & Essen by Grover C. McCain, Jr. and Jeff Erick Essen, Chapel Hill, for plaintiff-appellee.

Yates, Fleishman, McLamb & Weyher by Joseph W. Yates, III and Barbara B. Weyher, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.

MEYER, Justice.

Complications arising from surgery to repair a bullet wound in plaintiff's leg resulted in his undergoing a lengthy embolectomy at North Carolina Memorial Hospital. The operation lasted from 6:00 p.m. on 18 June 1979 until 10:00 a.m. the next morning, and was performed by John R. Miles, M.D., a Fellow in the Vascular Surgery Department. During the operation, Dr. Miles telephoned defendant, the attending physician, for assistance and consultation. On...

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