Dill v. Miles

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Weetz, J.:

This was an action to recover damages resulting from the alleged malpractice of a physician in the diagnosis and treatment of his patient. Appellant, Kenneth V. Dill, the patient, will hereinafter be referred to as plaintiff, and appellee, Anthony W. Miles, the physician and surgeon, as defendant.

The petition contains four causes of action, carefully detailed, and consists of thirty-three paragraphs. The first cause alleges a negligent decision to employ improper diagnostic procedures and a departure from recognized medical principles; the…