Legal Opinion

Crowty v. Stewart

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided March 16, 1897PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from an order of the superior court of Douglas county: Charles Smith, Judge. The action is for malpractice, the complaint being as follows : “ The complaint of the above-named plaintiff respectfully shows to the court: That in the month of May, A. D. 1894, the plaintiff was, at the city of Duluth, in the state of Minnesota, kicked on the right leg by a vicious horse, and the same thereby broken and greatly injured.

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Appeal from an order of the superior court of Douglas county: Charles Smith, Judge. The action is for malpractice, the complaint being as follows : “ The complaint of the above-named plaintiff respectfully shows to the court: That in the month of May, A. D. 1894, the plaintiff was, at the city of Duluth, in the state of Minnesota, kicked on the right leg by a vicious horse, and the same thereby broken and greatly injured. That at that time, the defendant being a surgeon, the plaintiff called and informed him of the manner of receiving such injury, and employed him, as such surgeon, to…

1Opinion of the CourtWiNslow, J.

It is manifest that the complaint is entirely sufficient. It contains, in substance, the averments declared by this court to be necessary in the case of Jones v. Burtis, 88 Wis. 478. No further treatment of the subject is necessary.

By the Court.— Order affirmed.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Jones v. BurtisWisconsin Supreme Court · 1894

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Meisenheimer v. KelloggWisconsin Supreme Court · 1900

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