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NELSON et al., Appellants.</p> </div> <div class="court-date"> <p itemprop="publisher" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"><span itemprop="name">The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.<span class="hide" itemprop="logo" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"><span itemprop="url" class="hide">https://leagle.com/images/logo.png</span></span></span></p> <p itemprop="datePublished">May 20, 1974.</p> <p itemprop="dateModified" class="hide">May 20, 1974.</p> </div> </div> </div> <hr> <div class="lgl-u-1 content"> <div class="tabbed-container"> <div class="decisions-container tab-container" itemprop="mainEntityOfPage"> <div class="attorneys"> <h4>Attorney(s) appearing for the Case</h4> <p><span class="at"><PAGE VOL="11" REPORTER="Wn. App." NO="231"/> <ITALIC>Williams, Lanza, Kastner & Gibbs</ITALIC> and <ITALIC>Henry E. Kastner</ITALIC> and <ITALIC>Fred M. Zeder,</ITALIC> for appellants.</span></p> <p><span class="at"><ITALIC>Shidler, McBroom, Gates & Baldwin</ITALIC> and <ITALIC>James R. Irwin,</ITALIC> for respondents.</span></p> <p></p> </div> <hr> <div class="decision-text-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="hide"> <span itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"> <span itemprop="name">The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.</span></span></div> <CASE_TEXT> <p>CALLOW, J.</p> <p>This is a medical malpractice case. The defendant doctor appeals from an order granting a new trial following a jury verdict in his favor.</p> <p>The action, brought by Paul S. and Mary Jane Holt on behalf of themselves and as guardian ad litem for their daughter, Janice Holt, arises out of the pre-natal care and delivery of the child on December 22, 1966, by the defendant obstetrician. 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