Hill v. Clarke

Harshbarger, Justice:

Defendant Griffith performed a bunionectomy on Lillian Hill, a dishwasher in a Wheeling restaurant, on April 3, 1968. More than a year later she experienced sharp pains in the foot, which continued, prompting her to seek medical help at Wheeling Hospital emergency room in April, 1970. According to her testimony she was there given a few pills.

She continued working in spite of the painful foot; and in January, 1972 she had it examined by one Dr. Maury. He x-rayed it and discovered a foreign object imbedded near her heel, and unsuccessfully tried to remove it.

In March, 1972…