Leonardo v. Sloan

McDonald, J.,

Plaintiff filed an action in trespass against defendant, a physician, alleging that defendant had injured him by negligent X-ray treatments.

In brief, plaintiff claims he was treated by defendant *203with X-ray and ultraviolet ray therapy for sciatic neuritis during the period June 15, 1955, until May 27,1956. He received 30 to 35 X-ray treatments to the left hip, or buttock, the last exposure on March 20, 1956. At the time, a discoloration was noted on the buttock and by May 28, 1956, it had developed into a third degree burn. He was confined to Indiana Hospital for a period of 169…