Clark v. Stowell

CARLILE, Justice.

This is an action brought by Thomas J. Clark against Doctor Averili Stowell to recover personal injury damages because of alleged improper treatment administered to plaintiff by the doctor while in the hospital for treatment for an injury sustained by him in the year 1952.

In his. petition plaintiff alleged that on the 24th day of July, 1952 he was placed in a hospital by defendant for treatment. The doctor, in treating him, gave him a my-elographic spinal test which test consists of injecting into the spinal column a colored fluid of some character so that an x-ray will…