Underwood v. Holy Name of Jesus Hospital

MERRILL, Justice.

Plaintiff, Mrs. Geneva M. Underwood, filed suit against defendants, Holy Name of Jesus Hospital and Dr. Grady Ford, for negligence in X-raying and treating a fractured wrist. After plaintiff presented her evidence, the trial judge granted defendants’ motion to exclude the evidence and discharged the defendants. Plaintiff appeals from that judgment.

The amended complaint consisted of Counts One and Three when the trial began. Count One charged that “the defendant, ‘hospital’, negligently X-rayed, or failed to X-ray Plaintiff’s right arm and wrist; and that the defendant, Dr.…