Stout v. Bowers

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

Nellie Stout brought this action against Charles E. Bowers and Thor Jager, who are physicians and surgeons, to recover $5000 damages for their alleged negligence in diagnosing her ailment and in performing a surgical operation upon her. She alleged that she was brought to them for an examination and that they kept her under observation for about seven days, but that they did not apply the customary and approved tests and methods in the diagnosis of her case; that later, upon a superficial examination, they negligently advised her that…