MARQUIS v. NUSS

No. 89-195.

451 N.W.2d 833 (1990)

Lois MARQUIS, Appellant, v. Frederick S. NUSS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 21, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David S. Wiggins of Marcucci, Wiggins & Anderson, P.C., West Des Moines, for appellant.

Thomas A. Finley and Glenn Goodwin of Duncan, Jones, Riley & Finley, P.C., Des Moines, for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and HARRIS, SCHULTZ, NEUMAN and ANDREASEN, JJ.


SCHULTZ, Justice.

In this malpractice action, plaintiff Lois Marquis appeals the jury verdict in favor of defendant Dr. Frederick Nuss. In July 1985, plaintiff was referred to defendant, a general surgeon, for evaluation of her severe and debilitating abdominal pain. She underwent a four-day diagnostic evaluation at Iowa Methodist Hospital which included a variety of tests such as a laparoscopy, CT scan, IVP, and a barium enema. Defendant identified a "sessile mass...

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