Holcombe v. Major County

Late at night Mrs. Henrietta Lewis was shot in the stomach with a pistol. A doctor was immediately summoned. He examined her and determined that an immediate operation was necessary to save her life. He was told by her husband that no funds were available with which to pay the medical bill. Thereupon the doctor telephoned one of the county commissioners, at about 1 o’clock in the morning, and inquired whether the county would pay the bill. Here the evidence becomes conflicting, the doctor testifying that the commissioner said the county would take care of the bill, and the commissioner…