Barry v. Maxey

The plaintiff, Mrs. N. T. Maxey, sues the defendants, Dr. Thomas R. Barry and Dr. F. K. Garvey, for malpractice, in that she alleges Dr. Barry, assisted by Dr. Garvey, performed a surgical operation upon her, on March 24, 1932, removing her left kidney; and that they negligently left two pieces of gauze, known as gauze sponges, within the wound, which later necessitated the reopening of the wound and probing for the gauze in order to remove it. The reopening operation was performed by Dr. J. H. Shuford, a surgeon, assisted by Dr. Charles L. Hunsucker, both of Hickory, N. C. (the latter being…