Atkins v. Ellis

The plaintin, a practicing physician, began an action at law against the defendants for professional services rendered the husband, the itemized bill of *77which aggregates about $180. The defendants, answering, deny the alleged indebtedness, and by way of counterclaim allege that plaintiff was called to treat the husband for a broken leg, and that he performed the service m such negligent manner that the injury was not properly healed, and said defendant was thereby permanently crippled. Issue was taken upon the counterclaim, and trial was had to a jury. There was a verdict for the defendants…