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GREEN v. WEDOWEE HOSP.

89-1555.

584 So.2d 1309 (1991)

William GREEN v. WEDOWEE HOSPITAL and Surgidev Corporation.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied August 9, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Tinney, Roanoke, for appellant William Green.

George C. Douglas, Jr. of Gaines, Gaines & Gaines, Talladega, for appellee Wedowee Hosp.

A. Joe Peddy and Frank M. Cauthen, Jr. of Smith, Burgess, Spires & Peddy, Birmingham, for appellee Surgidev Corp.

HOUSTON, Justice.

The plaintiff, William Green, appeals from a summary judgment in favor of Wedowee Hospital ("Wedowee") and Surgidev Corporation.1 We reverse and remand.

On December 21, 1985, Dr. Theodore A. Torsch performed cataract surgery on Green. Although he was scheduled to replace the lens in Green's right eye, Dr. Torsch performed the surgery on the left eye, leaving Green virtually blind. Green and his wife sued Dr. Torsch...

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