Ogg v. Robb
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jasper District Court — K. E. Willcockson, Judge. As appellant states his claim, this is an action at law brought by plaintiff to recover damages for injuries caused by defendant’s negligence and malpractice as a physician and surgeon, and by his fraud and fraudulent deception therein in connection with electric rays, radio-exposures, and use of an X-ray machine and medical services therewith.
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Appeal from Jasper District Court — K. E. Willcockson, Judge. As appellant states his claim, this is an action at law brought by plaintiff to recover damages for injuries caused by defendant’s negligence and malpractice as a physician and surgeon, and by his fraud and fraudulent deception therein in connection with electric rays, radio-exposures, and use of an X-ray machine and medical services therewith. Plaintiff sued for $50,000. Defendant interposed a demurrer to the petition, which was sustained, and, plaintiff electing to stand upon his petition, judgment was rendered against him for…
1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.
AciuoNs :°compeíioa°ntórts: wrong6'but °f ignorance of extent of flamage, effect of. It is alleged that plaintiff was born September 2, 1884, and became of age in 1905. He was injured about June, 1901; he was treated and burned bv defendant as hereinafter stated in July of that year; some time in 1908, defendant moved to Wisconsin, and became a nonresident of Iowa; some time in the year 1912, the tissues where plaintiff had been burned broke down, and became a malignant cancerous growth, necessitating the amputation of his arm; and it is alleged that this condition was first discovered in…
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