Becknell v. Hosier
Indiana Court of Appeals
From the Kosciusko Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtGavin, J.
The appellee sued to recover damages for malpractice by appellant in failing to properly treat and set a dislocated hip.
The answer was a general denial.
There was a trial by jury, which returned a special verdict on which judgment was rendered in favor of ap • pellee for $1,500.
Appellant’s motion for judgment on the verdict and his motion for new trial constitute the basis of this appeal.
The appellant did not undertake, absolutely, to cure appellee, but he was bound, as his attending physician and surgeon, to possess and exercise the average degree of skill and care generally possessed and…
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