Russell v. Hanan

Complainant prays that defendant be enjoined from relying upon the statute of limitations in a pending law action. Defendant, a surgeon, operated upon complainant in April, 1927. The next morning, complainant heard him ask the nurse what had become of the drain tube or tissue which had been in the wound during the operation. She replied that she had not seen it. They immediately searched for it without success and finally the nurse said it must have gone with the bed linen. Seven years later, another surgeon found the tissue in complainant's neck. She then sued defendant for damages arising…