Legal Opinion
Wilcox v. Leake
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 15, 1856PublishedCited by 3 opinions
from the District Court, Seventh District, Parish of East Feliciana, Eatliff, J.
1Opinion of the CourtVoobhies, J.
The plaintiff brought this suit for the recovery of the sum of $119, for medical1 and surgical services alleged to have been rendered by him to the defendant.
In his answer the defendant admits that he employed the plaintiff as a physician and surgeon, but avers that the plaintiff inflicted upon him serious and unnecessary injuries by his neglect and want of skill in performing the services for which he was called, whereby he has sustained $2,800 damages, which he claims in reconvention.
The cause was submitted to a jury, who gave a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, awarding him the sum of…
2Cited by3 opinions
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