Britton v. Hartshorn

The plaintiff offered evidence that she was advised by her physician, Dr. Black, to go to Griffin Hospital at Derby and submit to an operation to be performed by the defendant, for the removal of a uterine tumor, consented to do so and went to the hospital for that purpose. The defendant made a physical examination and informed her that the tumor could only be cured by removal. At no time was anything said to her about an exploratory operation for the purpose of ascertaining the kind of tumor or its size or extent, or any other operation than one to remove it. She consented to this and was…