WOOD v. WOODHAM

88-515.

561 So.2d 224 (1989)

Fate WOOD and Annette Wood v. Dr. David Bruce WOODHAM and Southeast Neurological Associates, P.A.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied May 18, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Clay Alspaugh, S. Shay Samples and Ronald R. Crook of Hogan, Smith, Alspaugh, Samples & Pratt, Birmingham, for appellants.

Thomas H. Keene of Rushton, Stakely, Johnston & Garrett, Montgomery, for appellees.


ADAMS, Justice.

In this medical malpractice case Fate and Annette Wood allege that Dr. David Bruce Woodham "negligently performed an anterior cervical fusion on Fate Wood and caused, allowed, or permitted his esophagus to be perforated during the surgery." We reverse the defendants' judgment and remand.

The issues in this case are such that a detailed account of the facts is unnecessary. Therefore, pertinent facts will be incorporated during a discussion of...

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