Jaeger v. Stratton
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: John J. Gregory, Circuit Judge. Actions for malpractice. The defendant performed an operation upon Helena Jaeger, the wife of William Jaeger. It is claimed that by reason of a negligent diagnosis and the performance of an unnecessary operation Helena Jaeger was caused long-continued pain and suffering and rendered unable to perform her customary work.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: John J. Gregory, Circuit Judge. Actions for malpractice. The defendant performed an operation upon Helena Jaeger, the wife of William Jaeger. It is claimed that by reason of a negligent diagnosis and the performance of an unnecessary operation Helena Jaeger was caused long-continued pain and suffering and rendered unable to perform her customary work. The husband sued for medical expenses, loss of service, etc., and the wife for pain and suffering. By stipulation the actions were consolidated and tried as one. At the close of…
1Opinion of the CourtViNjE, J.
The plaintiff Helena Jaeger at the time she was examined by the defendant, February 26, 1918, had borne nine children. Her menses had ceased at Christmas, 1917, and she feared she might be pregnant. She suffered from headache, gas in the stomach, and severe bearing-down pains in the lower abdomen. She had not had such pains in her former pregnancies and so became alarmed arid consulted a Dr. Walters, who did not definitely diagnose dier condition but suggested pregnancy, a tumor, or inflammation of the appendix, and advised her to come back in a couple of months. Instead of doing so she went…
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