Morrison v. MacNamara
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
407 A.2d 555 (D.C. App. 1979)
Relevant factsFree
Morrison (plaintiff) fainted and hit his head, suffering permanent injuries, after a urethral smear test was administered to him standing up at a nationally certified Washington, D.C. lab; he sued the lab and technician (defendants) for malpractice, presenting expert testimony that the national standard required patients to be sitting or lying down for such tests, but the trial court instructed the jury to apply a local standard of care instead, and the jury found for the defendants. Morrison appealed.
IssueFree
Whether the standard of care applied to those in the medical profession is a national standard.