Barton v. Southwick
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in case for malpractice. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. James A. Cbeighton, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1911.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Thompson
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an action in case brought by Virgia V. Barton against George E. Southwick, a physician and surgeon, to recover for alleged malpractice. Plaintiff recovered a verdict and judgment for $2,300.00 from which the defendant prosecutes an appeal.
The declaration avers that the defendant so improperly and .negligently treated the plaintiff as to necessitate the removal of her uterus. The plaintiff, who is thirty-two years of age and had borne four children, only one of whom is living, testified that she first visited defendant at…
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- Lawson v. ConawayWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1892
- Goble v. DillonIndiana Supreme Court · 1882
- Sale v. EichbergTennessee Supreme Court · 1900
- Howell v. GoodrichIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
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- Barton v. SouthwickAppellate Court of Illinois · 1913