SHERWOOD v. CARTER

No. 18003.

805 P.2d 452 (1991)

119 N.M. 246

Joe and Carol Joy SHERWOOD, husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Stephen CARTER, M.D., Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Idaho, Idaho Falls, May 1990 Term.

January 24, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

May & May Law Offices, Twin Falls, for plaintiffs-appellants. Thomas D. Kershaw, Jr. argued.

Thomsen & Stephens, Idaho Falls, for defendant-respondent. J. Michael Wheiler argued.


BOYLE, Justice.

In this medical malpractice action we are called upon to determine whether the jury instructions adequately framed the issues and properly stated the law of informed consent.

Plaintiffs-appellants, Joe and Carol Sherwood, initially filed a medical malpractice action against the defendant-respondent, Stephen J. Carter, M.D. However, after a series of pre-trial motions and amendments to the pleadings, the only issue remaining at trial was whether...

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