Freeman v. Hutchinson

The appellee received an injury to. the thumb of the left hand. The appellant, as a physician and surgeon, undertook to treat the injury. The hand became permanently disabled. The appellee sued the appellant to recover damages, alleging that the disability resulted from the negligence and want of skill of the appellant in treating the wound. The jury returned a verdict for appellee in the sum of $500.00, upon which judgment was rendered.

The only assignment of error discussed by appellant is the overruling of his motion for a new trial.

During the progress of the trial a physician, a witness…