PETERSON v. CARTER

Civ. No. 3203.

182 F.Supp. 393 (1960)

Dawn Jeanette PETERSON, Plaintiff, v. Dr. Kenneth L. CARTER, Defendant.

United States District Court W. D. Wisconsin.

April 2, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carroll E. Metzner, Madison, Wis., for plaintiff.

D. V. W. Beckwith, Madison, Wis., for defendant.


STONE, District Judge.

This is a malpractice action resulting from surgery performed on plaintiff at the Beloit Hospital, Beloit, Wisconsin, on January 29, 1957.

Plaintiff's complaint alleged that defendant performed a thyroid operation in which he negligently removed or damaged her parathyroid glands, and that as a result, plaintiff, who is now thirty years of age, has a permanent deficiency of thyroid and will be required to receive medication for the remainder...

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