Wile v. Town of Southbury
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Assumpsit for services rendered in attending as a physician upon a pauper residing in the defendant town; brought to the Court of Common Pleas of Fairfield County, and tried to the court, upon the general issue, before Be Forest, J. Judgment for the plaintiff, and motion for a new trial by the defendants. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPardee, J.
On the 18th day of April, 1874, a locomotive engine crushed one of the legs of Perry Smith, an inhabitant of the defendant town. In consequence of this accident, being destitute of the means of support, he became dependent *54and a pauper, and thus continued during the period covered by the plaintiff’s account.
The plaintiff, a physician and surgeon of good standing in his profession, rendered professional services to Smith, at his request, on the day of the accident and for a period of five weeks thereafter. These services were essential to the preservation of Smith’s life, and are the basis of…
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