The Wrong Heart

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 April 1915, Page 2

The Wrong Heart

* REMARKABLE MISTAKE AT LEEDS

INFIRMARY

Before Judge Fossett Lock, at the Barnsloy County Court on Saturday, the widow ot Sylvester Brown, miner, ol Brierlcy. claimed £300 compensation in respect of the death of her husband. alleged to be due to an accident while he was working at tlie Hodroyed Colliery. liiierlcv.

Oil December 22 last Brown was operated 011 at Leeds Infirmary, and a coroner's jury returned a verdict that the cause of death was cardiac failure due to fatty degeneration of the heart while under other for operation. Medical evidence on behalf of the applicant submitted that deatli was due to peritonitis, .following the accident. The evidence disc-low] the fact that, according to the evidence of Ihe Leeds infirmary. doctor, the man's heart 'Has retained for scientific purposes, and that the wrong heart was replaced in Hrown's body. Dr Stewart, of the 'eds Infirmary, who conducted the /post-mortem examination, .said tit.- 1 ccident had nothing to do with t!:rcause of death.

His Honour, who described the case as a very extraordinary one, decided that whatever wa.s the cause of death it was set up by the accident and grant ed the claim.