Ball v. Mallinkrodt Chemical Works

Mrs. Lorene Ball brought suit against Dr. Jesse Adams, a vascular surgeon, charging malpractice in the performance of a test known as trans-lumbar aortogram by the injection of Urokon 70, manufactured and sold by the defendant Mallinkrodt Chemical Works. Her husband sued in a separate action for loss of services and medical expenses incurred in the treatment of Mrs. Ball. The two cases were tried together.

The Court refused to allow the case to go to the jury as to certain charges contained in the declarations but, as to others, the motion for a directed verdict was overruled. The jury…