Krestich v. Stefanez

The' complaint alleges that plaintiff is a housewife and defendant a duly licensed physician and surgeon; that in September, 1928, plaintiff and her husband, having confidence in defendant, employed him to treat plaintiff for a malady; that defendant accepted the employment; that on September 22, 1928, defendant, in association with another surgeon selected by him, performed an- operation to remove plaintiff’s gall bladder; that the stitching and sewing of the incision was done by defendant; that in the course of this operation defendant left a surgical needle and part of another needle in…