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· 1/6/1913

Martin v. Pittsburgh Railways Co.

Citations

  • 238 Pa. 528
  • 86 A. 299
  • 1913 Pa. LEXIS 1003

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Measure of damages — Surgical operation.</p> <p>In an action to recover .damages for personal injuries where there is evidence that the injuries of plaintiff attributed to the accident would be permanent unless corrected by a serious surgical operation attended by some risk of failure, and it appears that plaintiff had already submitted to one operation, her refusal to undergo another in no way affects her right of recovery.</p>

Judges: Brown, Elkin, Mestrezat, Moschzisker, Potter

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