JOHNSTON v. RODIS

Civ. A. No. 1936-55.

151 F.Supp. 345 (1957)

John JOHNSTON and Kathryn Johnston, Plaintiffs, v. Isadore RODIS, Defendant.

United States District Court District of Columbia.

May 23, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur V. Butler and J. Joseph Barse, Washington, D. C., for defendant, for the motion.

Cornelius H. Doherty, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs, opposed.


HOLTZOFF, District Judge.

The question presented by the defendant's motion for summary judgment is whether the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur applies in a suit for malpractice against a physician or surgeon.

This action is brought by a husband and wife to recover damages for personal injuries claimed to have been sustained by the latter as a result of an electro-shock treatment administered by the defendant, who is a psychiatrist.

It was stipulated...

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