Ward v. Garvin , 328 Pa. 395 ( 1937 )


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  • Plaintiffs, husband and wife, seek recovery of damages from defendant, a physician, upon a claim that he made a mistake in diagnosing an injury to the wife's foot. The court below entered a compulsory nonsuit, which it refused to take off, relying upon our decisions, the latest of which isDuckworth v. Bennett, 320 Pa. 47, 181 A. 558, where we held that a physician is not responsible for an error of judgment or a mistake in diagnosis in the treatment of a patient. The action of the court below was correct.

    Judgment affirmed. *Page 396

Document Info

Docket Number: Appeal, 325

Citation Numbers: 195 A. 885, 328 Pa. 395, 1938 Pa. LEXIS 427

Judges: Barnes, Drew, Linn, Maxey, Schaffer, Stern

Filed Date: 12/9/1937

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 10/19/2024