O'Rourke v. Deffenbaugh

The facts in this case show that plaintiff had been suffering from hemorrhoids for three or four years prior to July, 1929, when he called at the sanatorium owned and operated by the defendant. He underwent a course of treatments from July to December of that year during which time a hemorrhoid was removed and other things done requiring one general anaesthetic and two or three local anaesthetics. On Sunday, May 11, 1930, plaintiff again experienced trouble and the following day called upon defendant. He was given a general anaesthetic, his sphincter muscle relaxed, and he was told to return…