Byers v. Spaulding

CLARK, Chief Judge.

Appellants, wife and husband, sued respondent Kenneth Spaulding, a medical doetor, and Baptist Memorial Hospital, for damages alleged to have been suffered by the wife in consequence of excessive and unchecked bleeding following a tonsillectomy. The trial court directed a verdict for the defendants at the close of plaintiffs’ evidence. The appeal is prosecuted only as to defendant Spaulding.

The following facts are not disputed. Audrey Byers consulted Spaulding because of swelling in her throat and difficulty in swallowing. Removal of her tonsils was recommended. Audrey was…