Roberts Ex Rel. Roberts v. Gale

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• recognizing that negligence can \be established by lay witnesses in cases where negligence or want of professional skill is so obvious as to dispense with the need for expert testimony\
• holding “[w]hen the plaintiffs evidence, considered in the light most favorable to him, fails to establish a prima facie right of recovery, the trial court should direct a verdict in favor of the defendant”
• “It is the general rule that in medical malpractice cases negligence or want of professional skill can be proved only by expert witnesses.”
• “It is the general rule that in medical malpractice cases negligence or want of professional skill can be proved only by expert witnesses.”
• “It is the general rule that in medical malpractice cases negligence or want of professional skill can be proved only by expert witnesses.”
• “The applicable standard of care and a defendant’s failure to meet said standard, if at issue, shall be established in medical professional liability cases by the plaintiff[.]”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).