Sims v. Parker
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Frank Baker, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtMoran, P. J.
This action was brought to recover damages for an injury alleged by appellant to have been caused to him by a truss improperly applied and adjusted to him by appellee for the cure of hernia, when in fact he had no hernia.
At the close of the evidence at the trial, the court directed the jury to find a verdict for the defendant.
Plaintiff had for some years worn a truss on one side, and in March, 1888, feeling certain pains, he went to defendant’s place of business, and told his symptoms, and afterward was examined by defendant, who told him that he was ruptured. Thereupon plaintiff purchased a…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Holtzman v. HoyIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
- McNevins v. LoweIllinois Supreme Court · 1866
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