Christian v. Galutia

HALE, Justice.

This is a suit for damages resulting from alleged malpractice on the part of appellant, Dr. T. E. Christian, in the diagnosis and treatment of appellee, Mrs. Vera Galu-tia, during childbirth. The case was tried before a jury. In response to special, issues the jury found, among other things, that appellant was negligent in failing to deliver the child by Caesarean birth on the morning of November 16, 1947, and delaying the Caesarean operation until the night of the same date and that such negligence was a proximate cause of the claimed injuries and suffering. The jury further…