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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. *Page 396
Document Info
Citation Numbers: 195 A. 885, 328 Pa. 395
Judges: PER CURIAM, January 3, 1938:
Filed Date: 12/9/1937
Precedential Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 1/13/2023