Thompson v. Barnard

GALLAGHER, Chief Justice.

This suit was filed by J. B. Thompson and wife against Drs. Painter, Barnard and White, to recover damages for alleged negligence on the part of said defendants in performing a surgical operation on plaintiff’s wife and in their treatment of her for a short time thereafter. Dr. Painter died shortly after the institution of the suit. His son, Guy Painter, duly qualified as administrator of his father’s estate and was made a party defendant herein. Mrs. Thompson was omitted from plaintiff’s petition on exception of defendants on the ground that the cause of action…