Jarboe v. Harting

CULLEN, Commissioner.

Appellee Dr. Charles Harting made a diagnosis that appellant Mrs. Marie Jar-boe, a 33-year-old married woman, was suffering from a uterine tumor, and pursuant to that diagnosis he subjected her to an operation in the course of which no tumor was found but the fact was discovered that Mrs. Jarboe was six to eight weeks pregnant. Twenty-two days after the operation Mrs. Jarboe had a miscarriage. Subsequently she brought action against Dr. Harting to recover damages for bodily injuries, pain and suffering, and hospital and medical expenses. Her husband, who had obtained…