Tomei v. Henning
California Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtTraynor, C. J.
Plaintiff appeals from the part of a judgment entered against her upon a jury verdict on her complaint to recover damages for medical malpractice. Defendant appeals from the part of the judgment entered upon the verdict against him on his cross-complaint to recover *321the value of his professional services and reimbursement for payments of other medical expenses made by him on plaintiff ’s behalf.
Defendant performed a hysterectomy on plaintiff. During the operation he accidentally sutured her right ureter in two places. The accident was not discovered until four days later. A urologist attempted…
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