California Court of Appeal May 9, 1938, Civ. 1893 (Speer v. Brown)

HAINES, J.,

pro tem.

Appellant Andra Speer commenced this action against one N. N. Brown, a duly licensed physician and surgeon, claiming that he had undertaken for a consideration to treat her for overweight, and in so doing negligently prescribed for her a drug known as denitrophenol in such large doses as to result in her becoming partially blind.