HURST BY HURST v. DOUGHERTY


800 S.W.2d 183 (1990)

Mindy HURST, b/n/f David Hurst and David Hurst, individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Robert E. DOUGHERTY, M.D., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Eastern Section.

Permission to Appeal Denied December 3, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.D. Lee (J. Nicklas Holt, of counsel), Knoxville, for plaintiffs-appellants.

James G. O'Kane, (Poore, Cox, Baker, Ray & Byrne, of counsel), Knoxville, for defendant-appellee.


Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court December 3, 1990.

OPINION

FRANKS, Judge.

In this medical malpractice action the plaintiff, whose finger was amputated during her delivery by caesarean section, appeals from an adverse jury verdict and assigns as error a portion of the trial court's instructions to the jury and also contends there is no material evidence to support the verdict.

Plaintiff was delivered by caesarean section, performed...

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