Tomlinson v. Siehl

S.RUSH NICHOLSON, Special Commissioner.

This is a malpractice action filed against the appellee, a physician. The gist of the action is that the appelleee negligently performed a sterilization operation on the married female appellant and that thereafter she became pregnant and suffered mental and physical pain and anguish, and as a result of which her husband incurred and will incur medical expenses, loss of consortium, and incurred and will incur expenses incident to nurturing the child until majority.

The trial court found that the action was barred by the statute of limitations and…