Livingston v. Portland General Hospital Ass'n

(Pro Tempore)

This is an action against the defendants for personal injuries suffered by the plaintiff as a result of alleged malpractice.

The defendant Dr. W. Donald Nickelsen was a general practitioner in Portland, Oregon. The defendant Portland General Hospital was partially owned and generally controlled by Dr. Nickelsen.

The plaintiff, on February 27, 1953, was 68 years of age. She was in very good health except that she was considerably overweight, her weight being approximately 210 pounds.

Mrs. Livingston, the plaintiff, also known as Mrs. Gilham on account of remarriage between the date…