SHIRLEY v. SMITH

No. 72,538.

22 Kan. App.2d 424 (1996)

916 P.2d 730

MICHELLE SHIRLEY,Appellee, v. U. DUANE SMITH, M.D., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed May 24, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Sutherland and Brent G. Wright, of Holbrook, Heaven & Fay, P.A., of Kansas City, for appellant.

Rene S. Young and Gary D. Denning, of Denning & Young, LLC, of Salina, for appellee.

Before BRAZIL, C.J., ELLIOTT and RULON, JJ.


ELLIOTT, J.:

In this tragic medical negligence case, the jury returned a verdict of $457,000 in favor of plaintiff Michelle Shirley. Defendant Dr. U. Duane Smith appeals, claiming the trial court erred in admitting evidence and in allowing plaintiff to claim economic damages for her loss of time spent in catheterizing herself.

We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Plaintiff was referred to defendant for a bone marrow aspiration. Plaintiff contends...

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