Swope v. Printz

HOUSER, Commissioner.

Virginia Swope and her husband Opie recovered judgments of $32,000 and $6,000, respectively, against Joseph H. Printz, M. D., a surgeon, for malpractice and loss of consortium. On appeal defendant seeks reversal of the judgments, claiming that the action is barred by limitations, and that the evidence of negligence and causation is insufficient. Alternatively, defendant asks for a new trial for procedural errors.

Defendant performed a thyroidectomy on Mrs. Swope at Menorah Hospital in Kansas City on October 7, 1963. This suit was filed on November 24, 1965. Plaintiffs…