Legal Opinion
Rodgers v. Lawson
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 1, 1948No. 9567PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENS, Associate Justice.
This is an action for malpractice brought against the appellee, Dr. Huron W. Lawson, by the appellants, Mary F. Rodgers and Edgar J. Rodgers, husband and wife. Their complaint charged permanent injury and disfigurement of Mrs. Rodgers' right breast and pain and suffering, through failure of Dr. Lawson to use reasonable skill and care, and through use by him of unsterilized instruments, in treating Mrs. Rodgers after the birth of her child. It was sought by the evidence introduced by the plaintiffs to particularize inattention, refusal by the defendant to inform…
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