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THOMAS v. DOOTSON

No. 4358.

377 S.C. 293 (2008)

659 S.E.2d 253

Kelvin THOMAS, Appellant, v. Jeffery DOOTSON, DMD, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided March 13, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Ransom, of Columbia, for Appellant.

Charles E. Hill and R. Hawthorne, both of Columbia, for Respondent.

KITTREDGE, J.

This is an appeal from a directed verdict for Dr. Jeffrey Dootson in a medical malpractice case. The disposition of this appeal turns on whether there is evidence that Dr. Dootson had notice that a surgical drill overheated prior to the injury to the patient, Kelvin Thomas. Viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to Thomas, as we must, we find evidence Dr. Dootson had notice that the surgical drill was defective prior to the injury. As a result...

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