Franklyn v. Peabody

Plaintiff had a stiff finger, resulting from an injury. She visited the Ford hospital in the city of Detroit, and was advised by Dr. Peabody, defendant herein, that an operation would be beneficial. Defendant is a member of the staff of the hospital, and had charge of the assigning of such cases to assistant doctors. Plaintiff’s case was assigned to Dr. Falláis. The day of the operation Dr. Falláis and Dr. Peabody were otherwise engaged, and Dr. Johnston was assigned to perform the operation. An anesthetic was administered: Dr. Johnston opened the finger and palm of the hand and discovered…