APPLEGATE v. RIGGALL

No. 5-1717.

318 S.W.2d 596 (1958)

Stanley APPLEGATE, Appellant, v. Frank RIGGALL, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 15, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shaw, Jones & Shaw, Ft. Smith, Crouch, Jones & Blair, Springdale, for appellant.

James R. Hale, Pearson & Pearson, Fayetteville, for appellee.


HARRIS, Chief Justice.

On November 20, 1957, Pauline O. Holt instituted suit in the Washington Circuit Court against appellant, Dr. Stanley Applegate. The complaint alleged that about March 10, 1956, Mrs. Holt became ill and sought the advice and services of Dr. Applegate; that she was informed by appellant that it was necessary that she undergo immediate surgery for removal of a tumor from her left ovary; that without her consent, the doctor removed her uterus, and...

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