Scacchi v. Montgomery

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Bell,

This is an appeal from an order of the court below dismissing plaintiff’s motion to take off a non-suit.

Yola Scacchi consulted Dr. Montgomery, who decided that the patient’s right tube and ovary should be removed because of an ovarian cyst. Shortly after the second operation the patient died and her administrator brought this action against the Doctor, alleging that after the first operation the ligature Avas not properly placed and tied so as to prevent hemorrhages and that the defendant did not take proper precautions as to the post-operative care of the decedent.…