Morrison v. Acton

UDALL, Justice.

John T. Acton, as plaintiff, sued to recover damages, both actual and punitive, for the alleged malpractice of Dr. Norman H. Morrison, the defendant herein. In accordance with the verdict of a jury, judgment for actual damages in the sum of one thousand dollars was entered in favor of the plaintiff, and after denial of the defendant’s motion for a new trial this appeal was taken. The parties will be referred to as they were designated in the lower court.

The case was here before on appeal from an order granting defendant’s motion to dismiss the action upon the ground that the…