ROSEN v. GREIFENBERGER

Record No. 980371.

513 S.E.2d 861 (1999)

257 Va. 373

Leonard A. ROSEN, M.D., et al. v. Darlene GREIFENBERGER.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

February 26, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith B. Henry, Richmond (John A. Blazer, Fairfax; Robin M. Vogel, Richmond; Crews & Hancock, on briefs), for appellants.

Theodore H. Amshoff, Jr. (Helen M. Donovan; Amshoff, Donovan & Smith, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


KOONTZ, Justice.

In this medical malpractice suit, we consider whether the trial court erred in giving a jury instruction on a physician's duty to continue his services as long as they are necessary where the evidence shows that another physician within the treating physician's group practice had been advised that the patient might need additional care during the treating physician's temporary absence.

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