Engelking v. Carlson

Each of the defendants in this case is a duly licensed and practicing physician and surgeon who has been sued by the plaintiff for physical injuries alleged to have been sustained as the result of his negligence in the performance of an operation. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s case a nonsuit was granted as to defendant Ream, and after hearing the evidence presented by the defendant Carlson, the trial judge directed a verdict in his favor. The appeal is from the judgments which followed the order and verdict.

Dr. Carlson, with the assistance of Dr. Ream, operated upon plaintiff for the…