Thornton v. Wallace

Doctors C. R. and W. T. Thornton secured a verdict and judgment for $313 and interest, for medical, surgical, and hospital services rendered to defendant William Hibbs Wallace’s wife during her confinement on July 18, 1926, and until she left their hospital on September 5, 1926. Defendant named moved for a new trial, which motion was denied, and thereupon appealed from the judgment; he asserts that the verdict is excessive and contrary to law, and that the court erred in denying his motion for a new trial.

The record is clear that the charges made were reasonable, that the plaintiffs were in…