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HOWE v. THOMPSON

No. 20101.

412 S.E.2d 212 (1991)

Carroll R. HOWE, as Administrator of the Estate of Florence J. Howe, Plaintiff Below, Appellant, v. James THOMPSON, M.D., Defendant Below, Appellee

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided November 5, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. McKowen, Hunt & Wilson, Charleston, for appellant.

Herbert G. Underwood, Steptoe & Johnson, Clarksburg, for appellee.

BROTHERTON, Justice:

This appeal involves a suit resulting from the death of Mrs. Florence Howe, who died on April 21, 1985. Her husband, Mr. Carroll Howe, claims that the treatment rendered by her physician, James Thompson, M.D., actually increased her risk of having a heart attack, the condition of which she eventually died. Mrs. Howe had several medical problems, including obesity, diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and triglycerides, in addition to a prior...

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