Guillen v. Martin

Plaintiff-respondent Aurora Guillen (hereinafter called plaintiff) on July 2, 1954, consulted defendant-appellant Dr. J. Needham Martin (hereinafter called defendant) with an abdominal complaint that ultimately led to a diagnosis of cholelithiasis and a cholecystectomy, or surgery for removal of the gall bladder, on August 6, 1954. Defendant performed the surgery with the assistance of other doctors and nurses.

This was the plaintiff’s first abdominal surgery in the area of the biliary ducts. The biliary duct system is composed of the right and left hepatic ducts which attach to and come…