Akridge v. Noble
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Lumpkin. Fulton superior court. July 5, 1901. The nature of the case is stated in the opinion of the court.
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Action for damages. Before Judge Lumpkin. Fulton superior court. July 5, 1901. The nature of the case is stated in the opinion of the court. The motion for a new trial contained the following, beside the general grounds: The court erred in the following charge to the jury: “ When you were empaneled you took an oath to well and truly try each cause submitted to you during the present service, and a true verdict to make according to the law as given you in charge and the opinion you entertain of the evidence produced to you, to the best of your skill and knowledge, without favor or affection to…
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
This was an action against a surgeon for malpractice. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant had performed a surgical operation upon her person, which required an opening to be made in the abdomen, and that it was necessary in the performance of the operation to insert into her body through the opening certain sponges or pads for the purpose of absorbing the blood and pus in the cavity, which sponges or pads should remain in the body while the operation was being performed but should be removed there*957from before tbe opening was closed; that the defendant negligently and carelessly failed to…
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