Kapherr v. Schmidt

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Minturn, J.

The plaintiff having accidentally broken a needle in her right hand, called upon the defendant, a practicing physician in her locality, to treat the injury. He made an incision and probed the wound in an effort to locate the disrupted needle, but without avail. At his suggestion plaintiff returned the next day, at which time he advised her that an X-Ray picture would he taken of the injured hand. The picture when taken exhibited the broken needle in her .right hand near the wrist. Defendant thereafter undertook an operation at plaintiff’s…