C.R. BARD, INC. v. MASON

No. 70-196.

247 So.2d 471 (1971)

C.R. BARD, INC., Appellant, v. Marlene MASON, a Single Woman, Formerly Marlene Clark, and Trustees of Mease Hospital, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied April 15, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cecyl L. Pickle, of Knight, Underwood, Peters, Hoeveler & Pickle, Miami, for appellant.

Emerson L. Parker, of Parker & Schultz, St. Petersburg, for Marlene Mason.

Glenn M. Woodworth, of Roney, Ulmer, Woodworth & Jacobs, St. Petersburg, for Trustees of Mease Hospital.


MANN, Judge.

An intravenous catheter inserted into the vein of plaintiff was severed somehow and part of it traveled through the vein to the heart, necessitating complex surgery. Bard manufactured the catheter and contends that the verdict against it is founded on an inference on an inference.

There was testimony that a small percentage of Bard's catheters contained burrs which could result in the severance of the inserted portion even though it was properly...

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