COLLINS v. WILSON

No. 970257.

984 P.2d 960 (1999)

1999 UT 56

Steven COLLINS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Merrill L. WILSON, M.D., and LDS Hospital, a division of Intermountain Health Care, Inc., Defendants and Appellee.

Supreme Court of Utah.

June 4, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Black, Sr., John L. Black, Jr., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff

David H. Epperson, Jaryl L. Rencher, Stephen W. Owens, Salt Lake City, for Merrill L. Wilson, M.D.


HOWE, Chief Justice:

¶1 Plaintiff Steven Collins appeals from a judgment entered pursuant to a jury verdict against him and in favor of defendant Merrill L. Wilson, M.D., in a medical malpractice action arising out of an abdominal surgery.

BACKGROUND

¶2 Collins initially sought treatment from Dr. Wilson, a general surgeon, on February 2, 1988, on the referral of an ear, nose, and throat specialist for the treatment and eventual surgical...

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