McFarland v. Connally

CULVER, Justice.

This suit was brought by Charles I. McFarland, appellant, to recover for personal injuries sustained by his wife, allegedly as a result of negligence on the part of the appellee, H. F. Connally, Jr.

The petition alleges the following facts in chronological order: on the 25th of September, 1947, appellant’s wife underwent a surgical operation at the hands of appellee; about one month later appellee performed an exploratory operation upon appellant’s wife to discover the reason for her failure to make satisfactory recovery; approximately six weeks later it was discovered that a…