Jones v. Bouza

On April 16, 1964, plaintiff, Hoyt Jones, sustained a derangement of a lumbar disc while performing heavy manual labor on the assembly line at the Ford Motor Company. At the direction of his employer plaintiff presented himself to the defendant, Manuel A. Bouza, M.D., for treatment.. Defendant, a full time staff physician of Ford Motor Company, treated plaintiff and advised him that he could return to work. Plaintiff returned to work and later in the day had to be taken to the hospital because of severe pain in his lower back. Plaintiff alleges that defendant’s negligence was the proximate…