Williams v. LeBar
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
APPEAL BY PLA1NTIEE EBOM THE COURT OE COMMON PLEAS OE MONROE COUNTY. January Term 1891, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 16 December Term 1882, C. P. On November 17, 1882, Josephus Williams brought case against Amzi LeBar and Joseph H. Shull. On August 10, 1889, a narr was filed in trespass on the case, claiming damages in §10,000. On August 12, 1889, the defendants pleaded, not guilty.
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APPEAL BY PLA1NTIEE EBOM THE COURT OE COMMON PLEAS OE MONROE COUNTY. January Term 1891, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 16 December Term 1882, C. P. On November 17, 1882, Josephus Williams brought case against Amzi LeBar and Joseph H. Shull. On August 10, 1889, a narr was filed in trespass on the case, claiming damages in §10,000. On August 12, 1889, the defendants pleaded, not guilty. On May 17, 1890, the cause was submitted to the decision of the court without a jury, under the act of April 22, 1874, P. L. 109; and on May 31st a paper was filed showing that the case was “ settled and…
1Per curiam
The defendants are physicians, and were sued in the court below for signing a certificate of plaintiff’s insanity, without having made a careful examination. The case was tried by the learned judge without a jury, with the result of a judgment in favor of the defendants.
The record is voluminous, with twenty-five assignments of error. They relate to the findings of fact and conclusions of law. The learned judge found that the certificate was false; that is to say, the defendants were mistaken, and the plaintiff *159was not insane at the time it was given. But upon the other question, the…
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