Viita v. Fleming
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Carlton county against William G-. Dolan and James Fleming, copartners doing business as Dolan & Fleming and as Cloquet Hospital, to recover $15,000 for malpractice. The case was tried before Dancer, J., who when plaintiff rested denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the action, and a jury which returned a verdict for $2,000 against defendant Fleming.
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Action in the district court for Carlton county against William G-. Dolan and James Fleming, copartners doing business as Dolan & Fleming and as Cloquet Hospital, to recover $15,000 for malpractice. The case was tried before Dancer, J., who when plaintiff rested denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the action, and a jury which returned a verdict for $2,000 against defendant Fleming. From an order denying their motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant Fleming appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBunn, J.
Defendants were partners as physicians and surgeons at Cloquet, Minnesota. Plaintiff- claims that defendant Dolan, who died after this action was commenced, was guilty of negligence and want of skill in his treatment of an injury received by plaintiff. The trial resulted in a verdict of $2,000 against defendant Fleming, who appeals from an order denying his motion in the alternative for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial.
*130It is contended that the verdict is not justified by the evidence. The various grounds for this contention will be noticed later. The facts axe not much in…
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