Lippard v. . Johnson

BarNhili,, J.

A careful examination of tbe complaint discloses that tbe plaintiff makes only two allegations of negligence: (1) That tbe defendant, in undertaking to induce a condition of local anesthesia, used a quantity of liquid containing a high percentage of some caustic and deleterious chemical or chemicals; and (2) that tbe defendant failed to diagnose tbe condition of tbe plaintiff’s trouble which developed after tbe performance of tbe surgery for which be bad been employed, and to use proper remedies for its alleviation and ultimate cure. There is no allegation that tbe defendant does…