Read the full judgment text of HCA 005494/1988 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 20 March 1990.
1. This personal injuries action for negligence dates back to the 5th January 1967 when the Plaintiff had an operation in Queen Mary Hospital to remove stones in her gall bladder. A surgical pad used in this operation was left inside the Plaintiff's abdomen and only removed by operation over 20 years later on 28th August 1987. The Plaintiff had regsived medical treatment periodically since 1975 for abdominal pains.