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ANDREWS v. BURKE

No. 17583-1-I.

55 Wn. App. 622 (1989)

779 P.2d 740

GORDON ANDREWS, ET AL, Appellants, v. DONALD R. BURKE, JR., as Executor, ET AL, Defendants, VALLEY GENERAL HOSPITAL, Respondent.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

August 21, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Jensen and Neil J. Hoff, for appellants.

William R. Hickman, Heather Houston, and Reed McClure Moceri Thonn & Moriarty, for respondent.

SCHOLFIELD, J.

Gordon Andrews appeals the entry of a judgment following a jury verdict for the defendant, Valley General Hospital. We affirm.

FACTS

In April 1981, Andrews, age 54, was admitted to Valley General Hospital (hereinafter Hospital) by his physician, Dr. Donald Burke, for a surgical procedure called gastroplasty plication, also known as stomach stapling. The purpose of the surgery was to treat obesity, since Andrews weighed over 300 pounds...

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