Court Opinion

ID: 9753362
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-28 19:10:59.29792+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:27:34.986311
License: Public Domain

Dissenting and Concurring Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Bell:
I agree with the principles enunciated by the majority Opinion in the case of Dr. Yohe but disagree with their application to Yohe’s case and the ruling that no expert testimony was necessary. I particularly disagree with that part of the Opinion which states that “the average member of a jury has a general knowledge of the efficiency of X-rays as an aid to diagnosis together with the ability to evaluate whether the failure of the physician to take X-rays, under the presented facts, evidenced a lack of judgment and care in arriving at a diagnosis on the part of the physician.” For these reasons I would affirm the judgment of non-suit in Allen Smith, Administrator v. Yohe.
I would affirm the judgment of nonsuit in the case of Allen Smith, Administrator v. Gailey.