Fredrickson v. MAW

LATIMER, Justice.

This is an appeal by the defendants from a judgment entered against them in an action for damages alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff as a result of the carelessness and negligence of the defendant, Dr. Raymond B. Maw, in performing a tonsillectomy. We shall designate the parties as they appeared in the court below and proceed in the opinion as though the action was against Dr. Maw individually. The charge of negligence was that the defendant carelessly left gauze, dressings, threads, and sutures in the tonsil cavity; negligently permitted the incision to close with…