Gilbert McCauly a Minor, Through Allen McCauly Father and Next Friend v. Robert E. Moran

D.C. Circuit

Gilbert McCauly a Minor, Through Allen McCauly Father and Next Friend v. Robert E. Moran

219 F.2d 771, 95 U.S. App. D.C. 89, 1955 U.S. App. LEXIS 2986

CourtCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

DecidedFebruary 24, 1955

Docket12402_1

StatusPublished

Cited by2 cases

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Gilbert McCauly a Minor, Through Allen McCauly Father and Next Friend v. Robert E. Moran, 219 F.2d 771, 95 U.S. App. D.C. 89, 1955 U.S. App. LEXIS 2986 (D.C. Cir. 1955).

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PER CURIAM.

Appellant (plaintiff) appeals from a judgment of the District Court entered in favor of appellee (defendant), Moran, at the close of plaintiff’s case. The action was originally instituted against both Dr. Robert E. Moran and Children’s Hospital. At the pretrial, the pretrial judge dismissed the complaint as to Children’s Hospital, but allowed it to proceed to trial against Dr. Moran. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s case, a motion was made for direction of a verdict in favor of Dr. Moran, and this motion was granted.

We have examined the record and have reached the conclusion that there was no evidence to show that the doctor had failed to exercise that degree of care and skill ordinarily exercised by a surgeon in this locality. 1 The trial court had no alternative but to direct a verdict in so far as the doctor was concerned.

Likewise, we see no error on the part of the pretrial judge in dismissing at pretrial the complaint against Children’s Hospital.

Affirmed.

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. See Stark v. White, 93 U.S.App.D.C. 241, 208 F.2d 848.

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PER CURIAM.

Appellant (plaintiff) appeals from a judgment of the District Court entered in favor of appellee (defendant), Moran, at the close of plaintiff’s case. The action was originally instituted against both Dr. Robert E. Moran and Children’s Hospital. At the pretrial, the pretrial judge dismissed the complaint as to Children’s Hospital, but allowed it to proceed to trial against Dr. Moran. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s case, a motion was made for direction of a verdict in favor of Dr. Moran, and this motion was granted.

We have examined the record and have reached the conclusion that there was no evidence to show that the doctor had failed to exercise that degree of care and skill ordinarily exercised by a surgeon in this locality. 1 The trial court had no alternative but to direct a verdict in so far as the doctor was concerned.

Likewise, we see no error on the part of the pretrial judge in dismissing at pretrial the complaint against Children’s Hospital.

Affirmed.

1

. See Stark v. White, 93 U.S.App.D.C. 241, 208 F.2d 848.

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