Vanderboget v. Campbell Mill Co.

The plaintiff, a physician and surgeon, brought this action to recover the reasonable value of services rendered by himself, and by another surgeon and a nurse whose claims had been assigned to him. The services were rendered in attending one Ray Harney, an injured employee of the defendant, who died three days after he met his injury. The plaintiff recovered in the court below. The defendant has appealed.

The facts are few and simple. After Harney was injured, the appellant’s superintendent directed one Murphy to take him to Providence hospital, in the city of Seattle. He did so. Mr.…