Depper v. Nakada

RENDLEN, Judge.

James R. Nakada, Executor of the Estate of the Deceased, Fred Emmert, M.D., appeals from the judgment awarding plaintiff $25,000 for Emmert’s medical malpractice. We affirm.

In May of 1945, plaintiff suffered throm-bophlebitis in her left leg and was bedridden for approximately eight weeks. The swelling and soreness of the leg disappeared three weeks later and she had no “flare-up” or recurrence of the condition until July 1966. Plaintiff consulted Dr. Emmert professionally in October 1945 and continued as his patient until 1966, except for a period 1963 to 1965 when he…