Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital v. Mills

MOORE, Justice.

Plaintiff, Mary Louise Mills, instituted this suit against defendant, Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital, for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained while she was a patient at defendant hospital. She alleged that she sustained an injury to her sciatic nerve caused by the negligence of a nurse employed by defendant in making a hypodermic injection. A jury trial resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff for the sum of $13,000, from which defendant has perfected this appeal.

The trial court submitted the cause to the jury upon three special…