Green v. Shaw

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice StabeER.

The plaintiff is a lady residing in the city of Columbia and engaged in the business of interior decorating. The defendant, Dr. Arthur E- Shaw, is a prominent physician of that city. About the 5th and 19th of November, 1922, he treated the index finger of the right hand of the plaintiff by X-ray for the purpose of removing two warts therefrom. The plaintiff, brought this suit for $10,000 for'damages alleged to have resulted from the treatment.

The relevant portions of the complaint are as follows:

“(3) That on or about the 5th day of…