Barton v. Southwick

The plaintiff in error, Virgia V. Barton, brought her action on the case in the circuit court of Sangamon county against Dr. George E. Southwick, the defendant in error, charging him with malpractice, and recovered a judgment for $2300. The Appellate Court reversed the judgment without remanding the cause, on the ground that the action was barred by a judgment before a justice of the peace in favor of defendant in error, Dr. Southwick, in an action brought by him against plaintiff in error and her husband for the services rendered plaintiff in error. The merits of the case were not considered…