Smith v. Makaroff

WARNE, J. pro tem.*

Plaintiff brought this action against the defendant, Dr. William Makaroff, to recover damages for alleged malpractice. Plaintiff alleges in his complaint that by reason of negligent examination, diagnosis and treatment, defendant failed to discover that plaintiff was suffering from active tuberculosis, and that due to such negligence appellant failed to get, and was deprived of, timely treatment for said condition, and as the proximate result thereof, the disease was aggravated, the period of the treat*656ment and cure was extended and the resultant permanent disability was…