Gray v. Davidson

Plaintiffs, L. E. and Willie M. Gray, husband and wife, sued H. J. Davidson, a physician, and Mabel G. Davidson, his wife, for damages which plaintiffs alleged were suffered by plaintiff L. E. Gray as the result of the negligence of Dr. Davidson, who had treated Mr. Gray professionally. In this opinion, Mr. Gray will be referred to as plaintiff, and Dr. Davidson as defendant.

During the month of February, 1936, plaintiff, then residing in Portland, Oregon, scratched the tip of his right thumb on a shingle nail. The injury was superficial, the shingle nail not even piercing the tissues of his…