Rishworth v. Moss

8224 Writ of error denied by Supreme Court. Appellants filed a suit against Robert E. Moss and L. R. Beck, alleging that an operation was performed by appellees on their 11 year old daughter, Imogen, for "excessive growth in and on each side of her mouth to the rear and at or near the pharynx," which is known as adenoid growth of the tonsils, that appellants had not requested said operation, and knew nothing of it until informed that their child had died on the operating table, and it was further alleged: "That no person whomsoever had any authority to permit defendants to perform any…