Ritchey v. West
Illinois Supreme Court
This was a suit brought by defendant in error against plaintiff in error, to recover for injuries arising from the negligence and lack of skill of the plaintiff in error, in the practice of his profession of physician and surgeon. The case was tried in the Adams Oircuit Court, Sibley, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
No question can arise on the correctness of the decisions of the court below or admitting or rejecting evidence, in this case, as no exceptions were preserved in the record. We shall therefore decline their examination.
The principle is plain and of uniform application, that when] a person assumes the profession of physician and surgeon, he/ must, in its exercise, be held to employ a reasonable amount of care and skill. For anything short of that degree of skill in his practice, the law will hold him responsible for any injury which may result from its absence. While he is not required to…
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