GOUSE v. CASSEL


385 Pa.Super. 521 (1989)

561 A.2d 797

Floyd E. GOUSE, Appellant, v. Douglas R. CASSEL, M.D.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed July 14, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Wix, Harrisburg, for appellant.

Christian S. Erb, Jr., Harrisburg, for appellee.

Before ROWLEY, POPOVICH and JOHNSON, JJ.


ROWLEY, Judge:

This is an appeal by Floyd E. Gouse from a judgment entered against him in a medical malpractice action arising out of a splenectomy performed on appellant by appellee, Dr. Cassel, in mid-October, 1976. At the trial, in November 1986, appellant alleged that his informed consent to the surgery was not obtained, that the surgery was unnecessary, and that the operation and follow-up care were negligently performed. The appellee was granted a compulsory...

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