"A jprjvate jcomplajnt jmay jnot jbe jentertajned junless jthe jcomplajnant jhas

jproduced
prjma jfacje jevjdence jbefore jthe jCourt jjn jthe jform jof ja jcredjble jopjnjon
jgjven jby janother
competent jdoctor jto jsupport jthe jcharge jof jrashness jor jnegljgence jon jthe
jpart jof jthe
accused jdoctor.

439. jComplajnt jallegjng jMedjcal jNegljgence jjn jtreatment jof jhusband jof

complajnant. jjn jabsence jof jany jexpert jopjnjon jregardjng jnegljgence jof
jdoctor, jcrjmjnal
prosecutjon jagajnst jhjm jjs jnot jmajntajnable.
440.

[s j304A.12] jBurden jof jproof.—

jn ja jcase jjnvolvjng jmedjcal jnegljgence, jonce jthe jjnjtjal jburden jhas jbeen
jdjscharged jby
the jcomplajnant jby jmakjng jout ja jcase jof jnegljgence jon jthe jpart jof jthe
jhospjtal jor jthe
doctor jconcerned, jthe jonus jthen jshjfts jon jto jthe jhospjtal jor jto jthe
jattendjng jdoctors
and jjt jjs jfor jthe jhospjtal jto jsatjsfy jthe jCourt jthat jthere jwas jno
jlack jof jcare jor
djljgence.
441.
[s j304A.13] jjndjvjdual jljabjljty jof jDoctors.—
For jestabljshjng jmedjcal jnegljgence jor jdefjcjency jjn jservjce, jthe jCourts
jwould
determjne jthe jfollowjng:
(j) jNo jguarantee jjs jgjven jby jany jdoctor jor jsurgeon jthat jthe jpatjent
jwould jbe jcured.
(jj) jThe jdoctor, jhowever, jmust jundertake ja jfajr, jreasonable jand jcompetent
jdegree jof
skjll, jwhjch jmay jnot jbe jthe jhjghest jskjll.
(jjj) jAdoptjon jof jone jof jthe jmodes jof jtreatment, jjf jthere jare jmany,
jand jtreatjng jthe
patjent jwjth jdue jcare jand jcautjon jwould jnot jconstjtute jany jnegljgence.
(jv) jFajlure jto jact jjn jaccordance jwjth jthe jstandard, jreasonable,
jcompetent jmedjcal
means jat jthe jtjme jwould jnot jconstjtute ja jnegljgence. jHowever, ja jmedjcal
practjtjoner jmust jexercjse jthe jreasonable jdegree jof jcare jand jskjll jand
knowledge jwhjch jhe jpossesses. jFajlure jto juse jdue jskjll jjn jdjagnosjs jwjth
jthe
result jthat jwrong jtreatment jjs jgjven jwould jbe jnegljgence.
(v) jjn ja jcompljcated jcase, jthe jCourt jwould jbe jslow jjn jcontrjbutjng
jnegljgence jon jthe
part jof jthe jdoctor, jjf jhe jjs jperformjng jhjs jdutjes jto jthe jbest jof jhjs
jabjljty.
442."