Picker X-Ray Corporation v. Helena Frerker and Helena Frerker, of Last Will of Leo B. Frerker, Deceased

VAN PELT, District Judge.

This is an action for damages, which was originally filed in the state courts of St. Louis and was thereafter removed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Diversity jurisdiction exists.

The action arises from a medical procedure on Helena Frerker, one of the plaintiffs, in which a Kifa guide wire was inserted into her body. When the guide wire was removed it was found that the tip had broken off. A subsequent surgical operation to remove the tip was necessary. Expense and damage resulted. The original plaintiffs were Mrs. Frerker…