Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-07-06 | Page 11 | Physician Sued When Man Dies

PHYSICIAN SUED WHEN MAN DIES Negligence Alleged in Damage Action Damages of arc are asked of Dr R. R J. J Alexander Alexand r. r Salt Lake county county county coun coun- ty physician in a suit filed in Third district court Monday londay alleging a aman aman aman man died liec because use of the physicians physician's negligence ence The suit was filed tiled by Mrs Adelia Brower Nelson and her daughters and son Mrs LaRue Mrs Thelma Thclma Frost Mrs Alice Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Cunning Cunning- ham and H Horace race A. A Nelson as a are result re suIt sult of ot the death May 31 of their husband and father A. A H. H Nelson plumber The complaint alleges that Mr Jr Nelson suffered an ulcerated duodenum num and that at p. p pm p.m. m. m that day Dr Sol G G. Kahn family physician diagnosed the case as acute and andone andone andone one needing imm immediate abdominal surgery Dr T. T A. A Flood after alter analyzing the patients patient's blood concurred concurred concurred con con- In Dr Kahns Kahn's diagnosis the complaint relates Mr Nelson was taken faken to the Salt Lake general hospital at p. p m. m and pl placed ce under care of Dr Alexander Alexander Alex Alex- ander according to the complaint When at at- 1130 p. p m. m Dr Kahn told Dr Alexander the symptoms and nd history Dr DrAl Alexander xander said Mr kelson was resting comfortably and that hat no ope operation n was necessary but nit Dr Kahn contended immediate surgery was complaint continues s. s I. I The complainants allege DrAl Dr Al Alexander negligently carelessly an and d unskillfully failed to properly and correctly diagnose th the ailment refusing to perform a surgical operation the night of May 2 27 or or until May 29 at 4 p. p m. m Mr Mi Nelson died at 3 a. a m. m May Itlay 31 be because ause an operation was not performed immediately the complaint com com- plaint contends