Adkins v. Ropp

— Appellee brought this action against appellant to recover damages because of the alleged malpractice of the appellant in the treatment of appellee’s right eye, resulting in the enucleation of the eye.

Briefly summarized, the allegations of negligence are: That the appellant removed a foreign substance (a particle of old screen wire) from appellee’s eye without first disinfecting it and without first sterilizing the instrument which appellant used in removing said foreign substance from the eye; that appellant did not use proper skill in removing said substance from the appellee’s eye; that…