POTTER v. H. KERN WISNER, M.D., P.C.

No. 1 CA-CV 89-470.

170 Ariz. 331 (1991)

823 P.2d 1339

Irma Marnie POTTER and Lawrence J. Potter, wife and husband, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. H. KERN WISNER, M.D., P.C., an Arizona corporation; H. Kern Wisner, M.D. and Jane Doe Wisner, husband and wife, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department E.

Review Denied February 19, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gove L. Allen, Mesa, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Teilborg, Sanders & Parks, P.C. by Bruce C. Smith, Frank A. Parks, John T. Crotty, Phoenix, for defendants-appellees.


OPINION

GRANT, Judge.

This is an appeal from a directed verdict in favor of the defendant in a medical malpractice case. The sole issue is whether the testimony of the defendant, H. Kern Wisner, M.D., was sufficient to establish the standard of care in disclosing the possible risks connected with the operation. For the reasons which follow, we hold that the testimony was sufficient to submit the issue to the jury...

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