KRISHNAN v. GARZA

No. 1296.

570 S.W.2d 578 (1978)

Elizabeth G. KRISHNAN, M.D., Appellant, v. Humberto GARZA et ux., et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

August 29, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack K. Dahlberg, Jr., Law Offices of Guy Allison, Corpus Christi, for appellant.

A. A. Munoz, II, Atlas, Hall, Schwarz, Mills, Gurwitz & Bland, McAllen, Larry Watts, Houston, for appellees.


OPINION

BISSETT, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment whereby the plaintiff Esmerlinda Garza recovered damages as a result of injuries sustained when the surgeon, who performed a Caesarean operation on her, left a sponge inside her body. Suit was filed by Humberto Garza and wife, Esmerlinda Garza, against Dr. Elizabeth G. Krishnan and the Knapp Memorial Methodist Hospital, both of Weslaco, Texas. Following a jury trial, a joint and several judgment...

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