Smile v. Lawson
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
HOUSER, Commissioner.
Loretta Mae Smile and her husband Paul brought suit against Sidney Lawson, D.O., for $470,000 damages for malpractice and loss of consortium, arising out of the performance by defendant of a thyroidectomy on Mrs. Smile. According to the petition the nervous structures of Mrs. Smile’s throat were severed and irreparably damaged, resulting in paralysis of her vocal cords, due to defendant’s unskillful and negligent operative procedure. It was further alleged that after the operation defendant fraudulently concealed the fact of surgical damage; that with knowledge of the…
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Swope v. PrintzSupreme Court of Missouri · 1971
- Gridley v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1972
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- Commerford Ex Rel. Commerford v. KreitlerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1971
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