BOK, P. J., May 20, 1955.
Plaintiff sued defendant, a surgeon, for the technical assault of performing a different and more extensive operation upon her than the one she had consented to. Instead of removing her appendix and a cyst, cauterizing her cervix, and suspending a prolapsed uterus, defendant removed her procreative organs.
The jury awarded her $2,000, and defendant has filed motions for a new trial and for judgment n. o. v. Although the verdict appears...
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