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- Title: Timbrell v. Suburban Hospital Inc.
- Author : Supreme Court Of California In Bank
- Release Date : January 01, 1935
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 59 KB
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THE COURT. The plaintiffs, husband and wife, sued the defendant hospital and the defendant McGovern, a nurse, for injuries received by Mrs. Timbrell while she was a patient in the hospital following a Caesarian operation. Hot compresses and hot water bottles were applied to the body of the patient at a time when she was unconscious. Excessively hot applications resulted in serious third degree burns and later required a skin grafting operation. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the nurse and against the hospital. From a judgment on the verdict the hospital appeals.