DOUCET, Judge.
This is an appeal from a jury verdict dismissing plaintiff's malpractice claim and from the trial judge's denial of the plaintiff's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV).
The plaintiff, Jacqueline Dore Leyva, is a deaf-mute. Additionally, retinosa pigmentosa is causing her eyesight to deteriorate. Because of these conditions, she decided to undergo sterilization after the birth of her second child.
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