Harris v. Fall
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. The plaintiff in error, Dr. Malcolm E. Harris, a surgeon of Chicago, was defendant below, in an action brought by Frederick E. Fall, the defendant in error, for alleged malpractice, which resulted in a verdict and judgment for $4,000 damages against Dr. Harris. This writ of error is sued out for review thereof, with an Extended assignment of errors.
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. The plaintiff in error, Dr. Malcolm E. Harris, a surgeon of Chicago, was defendant below, in an action brought by Frederick E. Fall, the defendant in error, for alleged malpractice, which resulted in a verdict and judgment for $4,000 damages against Dr. Harris. This writ of error is sued out for review thereof, with an Extended assignment of errors. All questions raised, however, which are deemed essential, are mentioned in the opinion, together- with the pertinent facts.
1Opinion of the Court
SEAMAN, Circuit Judge.
In this action the defendant below, Dr. Harris, is charged with malpractice in a surgical operation and subsequent treatment, all performed at Chicago Policlinic Hospital. The direct evidence of facts in the case appears in testimony which is free from conflict in most particulars, and the verdict in favor of the plaintiff rests on deductions from such facts. Numerous errors are assigned for review — mainly in rulings upon evidence received or offered and instructions to the jury given or refused — but on examination we believe no reversible error appears, unless it…
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