Forbis v. Holzman

THE COURT.

This is an action for wrongful death by the surviving husband and daughter of Beulah Forbis, deceased. The jury brought in a verdict for plaintiffs and defendant appealed.

Mrs. Forbis engaged defendant, a physician and surgeon, as anaesthetist during an operation for the removal of the appendix and drainage of the gall bladder. She died while on the operating table. Plaintiffs contend that she died of asphyxiation as a result of defendant’s negligence. Defendants contend that she died of heart failure.

The evidence shows that after Mrs. Forbis was anaesthetized, the operation was…