Legal Opinion
Sheppard v. Gaddy
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 7, 1950No. 33641PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
The plaintiff, Desa Sheppard, commenced this action for damages against the defendant, Gaddy, who is a doctor of osteopathy, for alleged malpractice.
It appears from the record that, in 1944, Mrs. Sheppard was suffering a condition diagnosed by Dr. Gaddy as anemia. She later consulted the doctor and told him that she thought she was pregnant. An examination by the doctor disclosed that this was true. Mrs. Sheppard had some difficulty with her pregnancy in January, 1945. Through the doctor’s care this trouble was alleviated, and it appeared that she would carry her baby the full time, which…
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