Dixon v. City of New York
New York Supreme Court
This is an action by a physician to recover for services rendered by bim, in the night medical service of the City of Brooklyn in 1897 and of the new City of New York in 1898; and there are eight other cases tried at- the same time in which the same judgment is to follow.
1Opinion of the Court
Gayhob, J.:
The charter of the new City of New York (L. 1897, chap. 378, secs. 325 et seq.) provides for what is called the night medical service. Any physician may apply to the police captain of the police precinct in which he has his office to be registered as a physician to be called upon by the police to do such medical service; and upon the registrar of vital statistics certifying that he is in good and regular standing in his profession he shall be so registered. On the application of any person residing within such precinct for medical attendance between 10 o’clock at night and 7…
2Cited by2 opinions
- Barry v. City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1941
- Brooklyn Citizen v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1940