Sellers v Cooke & Ors
(1990) 2 Med LR 16
COURT OF APPEAL
Lord Justice SLADE, Lord Justice BALCOMBE, and Lord Justice BUTLER-SLOSS
Professional liability — Obstetrician — Causation — Alleged wrongful diagnosis of probable miscarriage and termination of pregnancy — Expert evidence on causation — Whether trial judge erred in holding that foetus would probably not have survived in any event due to infection of interstitial tissues of lung — Whether judge's use of term “prognosis” intended to include reference to expert opinions as to condition of foetus before abortifacient administered — Whether judge understood crucial significance of issues — Whether plaintiff's application to adduce fresh evidence should be dismissed