Cassidy v. McLaughlin

Holt, Justice.

Plaintiff recovered a verdict of $3,000 in this action for malpractice, and defendants appeal from the order denying their motion in the alternative for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial.

The record shows without dispute that plaintiff, 68 years of age, a resident of Wabasha, afflicted with an incipient cataract of her right eye, came to be treated therefor to the clinic of defendants Dr. McLaughlin and Dr. Nauth at Winona, this state. She was accompanied by a friend, Mrs. Carver, 78 years old, who also sought treatment for her eyes, when, on September 9, 1937,…