Congdon v. Louisiana Sawmill Co.

Plaintiff sues to recover $5,000 damages against defendant, and, for cause of action, shows that, while he was in the employ of the defendant, a lumber company, he sought the medical aid of Dr. Broadway, "the sawmill physician of said company,” to remove a wart that was on his back, and which had been, for some time, a source of annoyance to him; that, in endeavoring to remove the wart, said physician applied an acid carelessly, recklessly, and negligently; that he poured the acid on plaintiff’s naked back, and it circled around his body, consuming skin and flesh in its course; that said…