Principle

TORT LAW — Battery — Medical Treatment — Consent — Amputation Without Consent Constitutes Battery

Area of law: TORT LAW
Court: Supreme Court

Medical treatment without consent is battery. Amputation is a significant procedure requiring specific consent. General consent to treatment does not cover amputation. The patient must be informed of the nature of the procedure. The principle protects bodily integrity. The doctor is liable for trespass to…

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