Linscott v. Hughbanks

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

This is an action to recover damages for negligence of defendant in operating upon the ward of plaintiff. Judgment was for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.

The ward, who was also the wife of plaintiff, consulted defendant three or four times during 1930. On January 22, 1932, defendant operated on Mrs. Linscott. The operation performed was a super-vaginal hysterectomy. This operation consisted of the removal of the upper two-thirds of the uterus. After the operation Mrs. Linscott was put to bed and immediately urine over which she had *355no control…