Carter v. Johnson

On September 23, 1978, plaintiff Anna Carter consulted defendant Walter Johnson, M.D., regarding abnormal menstrual bleeding accompanied by abdominal pain which she had been experiencing for some time. After examination, defendant diagnosed her as suffering from a degenerating fibroid tumor approximately as large as a three-month pregnancy inside her uterus. Defendant decided that the proper treatment was simply to track the development of the tumor.

Defendant saw plaintiff again in April 1979, and in October 1980, and each time he found that the tumor was still growing. Since defendant was…