Sanatorium v. Scruggs
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Lauderdale county. ■ Hon. R. W. Heidelberg, Judge. Suit by Mrs. ' S. O. Scruggs against the Meridian Sanatorium. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Lauderdale county. ■ Hon. R. W. Heidelberg, Judge. Suit by Mrs. ' S. O. Scruggs against the Meridian Sanatorium. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. Can the appellee recover damages for negligent handling of the wound after the injury, when she did not sue for injuries caused by such negligence? How did the appellant know that a contention would be made that the wound was negligently handled after the injury was sustained? ■ In the case of Rarefield v. South Highland, etc., 68 So. page 30,…
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.
The appellee brought suit against the appellant, alleging that the defendant, appellant here, ivas a corporation which owned and operated a sanatorium for hire or gain and employed nurses therein, and that the plaintiff was admitted to the hospital as a patient to undergo a surgical operation and to be treated for certain internal physical troubles from which she was then and there suffering; that she was placed upon the operating table by certain officers and employees of the defendant, and was placed under the influence of an anaesthetic and operated upon, and that after said operation she…
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