FOARD v. JARMAN

No. 223A89.

387 S.E.2d 162 (1990)

326 N.C. 24

Rebecca FOARD v. Wayne JARMAN, M.D.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

January 18, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hall and Brooks by John E. Hall, William F. Brooks, and W. Andrew Jennings, Wilkesboro, for plaintiff-appellee.

R.C. Carmichael, Jr., Charlotte, for defendant-appellant.


WHICHARD, Justice.

The sole issue is whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the trial court erroneously granted defendant's motion for summary judgment on the issue of whether defendant obtained plaintiff's informed consent before performing surgery upon plaintiff. We hold that defendant made a sufficient showing of informed consent to prevail on summary judgment, and we accordingly reverse the Court of Appeals.

Plaintiff weighed 331 pounds in...

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