Brown v. Shannon West Texas Memorial Hospital

GRAY, Justice.. Appellants, D. M. Brown and wife, Minnie Mae Brown, sued Shannon West Texas-Memorial Hospital and Baylor University for damages sustained by Mrs. Brown due to an infection in her arm. It is alleged this infection resulted from the use of a. *249nonsterile needle used in taking a blood donation from Mrs. Brown at Shannon. (This operation is termed phlebotomy.)

The undisputed facts show there was an arrangement between Baylor and Shannon whereby blood plasma was furnished to^ ■Shannon by Baylor. Under this arrangement Shannon receive'd blood donations at San Angelo and the blood was…