Harrison v. Wilkerson

Mrs. Yicie Wilkerson brought this action against Dr. Blair Harrison to recover for illness and damages growing out of the failure to remove a sponge within the incision following a Caesarean delivery performed by Dr. Harrison. Her husband brought a companion suit to recover for loss of services and medical expenses.

The two suits were tried together and resulted in a verdict for $25,000.00 in favor of Mrs. Wilkerson and $5,000.00 in favor of her husband. Dr. Harrison has appealed from judgments based upon the verdicts, insisting the Court erred in charging the jury in effect that defendant was…