Ward v. Garvin

195 A. 885 | Pa. | 1937

Plaintiffs, husband and wife, seek recovery of damages from defendant, a physician, upon a claim that he made a mistake in diagnosing an injury to the wife's foot. The court below entered a compulsory nonsuit, which it refused to take off, relying upon our decisions, the latest of which isDuckworth v. Bennett, 320 Pa. 47, 181 A. 558, where we held that a physician is not responsible for an error of judgment or a mistake in diagnosis in the treatment of a patient. The action of the court below was correct.

Judgment affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Ward v. Garvin

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date Published: Dec 9, 1937

Citation: 195 A. 885

Docket Number: Appeal, 325

Court Abbreviation: Pa.