LORSBACH v. PLASTIC SURGERY CONSULTANTS

No. 52389.

745 S.W.2d 220 (1987)

Letha M. LORSBACH and Cecil Lorsbach, Respondents, v. PLASTIC SURGERY CONSULTANTS, LTD., and Bart Lissner, M.D., Deceased, Appellants.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division One.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied January 26, 1988.

Application to Transfer Denied March 15, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Rosenthal, T. Michael Ward, Catherine Rene McBride, St. Louis, for appellants.

Charles P. Todt, Clayton, for respondents.


CRIST, Judge.

Defendants appeal a $10,000 judgment in favor of Letha M. Lorsbach for medical malpractice. We affirm.

Letha Lorsbach had a history of breast lumps. She had several lumps surgically removed, and eventually decided to have a breast stripping procedure performed to eliminate the risk of breast cancer.

After several discussions with defendant, Dr. Bart Lissner, Mrs. Lorsbach was admitted to Christian Northeast Hospital to have the surgery...

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