Brunswick v. Hurley

The relation of physician and patient existed between the parties at the time of the transaction in controversy. Mrs. Brunswick, with her husband, went to the office of Dr. Hurley for treatment in October, 1905. A physical examination of Mrs. Brunswick by the doctor, at that time, disclosed that she was suffering from chronic endometritis with complications. In accepting Mrs. Brunswick as a patient for treatment, Dr. Hurley informed her that a surgical operation was necessary in order to effect a permanent cure, but consented to try and effect a cure without resorting to surgery. For a time…