Ivey v. Scoggins

Pope, Judge.

In October 1973 Dr. Henry Scoggins, defendant/appellee physician, performed a hysterectomy upon plaintiff/appellant Mrs. Ivey. After the surgery, Mrs. Ivey complained of pain in the “left flank” area with accompanying low grade fever, headaches and nausea. These symptoms persisted and, in June 1977, Dr. Scoggins referred Mrs. Ivey to a radiologist who found that the left kidney was slightly larger than the right, a possibly normal variation, and who suggested that, if her symptoms warranted, further radiological procedures should be pursued. The record evidence shows no order for…