HOLTZOFF, District Judge.
The question presented by the defendant's motion for summary judgment is whether the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur applies in a suit for malpractice against a physician or surgeon.
This action is brought by a husband and wife to recover damages for personal injuries claimed to have been sustained by the latter as a result of an electro-shock treatment administered by the defendant, who is a psychiatrist.
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