Armstrong v. Town of Ackley
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Hardin District Court. The plaintiff claims that when walking along a sidewalk in the town of Ackley, owing to the defective and unsafe condition of the walk, she fell and was greatly injured. Trial by jury, judgment for the plaintiff, and defendant apjieals.
1Opinion of the CourtSeevers, J.
1. personal injury : examination by physician : testimony of physician and patient : hearsay. I. The plaintiff was a witness in her own behalf, and testified that, several days after she fell on the sidewalk and was injured, Hr. Kelso was called , to make an examination as to her condition, and ’ prescribe for her, and she was asked: “ What, if any, statement did you make to Hr. Kelso on his first visit, as to where and how you received the injury ? *78And where you were suffering, if any ? ” And the plaintiff was further asked: “Did Dr. Kelso, on his first visit after the statement made by you,…
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