Stover v. Inhabitants of Bluehill
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On Exceptions, to the rulings of Dickerson, J. Case to recover damages for an injury to the female plaintiff, received in consequence of a defective highway.
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On Exceptions, to the rulings of Dickerson, J. Case to recover damages for an injury to the female plaintiff, received in consequence of a defective highway. The defendants excepted to the admission of the plaintiffs as witnesses, and to an instruction to the jury, which is stated in the opinion. cited Moore v. Abbott, 32 Maine, 46; Shepherd v. Chelsea, 4 Allen, 113; Kidder v. Dun-stable, 7 Gray, 104; Rowell v. Lowell, 7 Gray, 100; Miller v. Mariners’ Church, 7 Maine, 51-55; 2. Parsons on Con., 454; Keith v. Pinkham, 43 Maine, 501; Tuttle v. Holyoke, 6 Gray, 447; Kastman v. Sanborn, 3 Allen,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was drawn up by
Dickerson, J.
This case comes before this Court on exceptions and motion.
The defendant’s objection to the competency of the plaintiffs, as witnesses, is not insisted upon in the argument. They were, however, properly allowed to testify. Palmer v. Bangor, 46 Maine, 325.
The exceptions relied upon were taken to the instructions of the presiding Judge to the jury upon the subject of damages, as follows : — that it was the duty of the plaintiffs to employ a surgeon of ordinary professional knowledge and skill, and to follow his necessary directions, and that,…
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