Cote v. Michou

Defendant’s counsel in argument made the following statement: “Ele told us [Dr. Smith] on the authority they are going on, — 'why, certainly,’ he says, 'I couldn’t have saved her life, and the best doctor in the world couldn’t have saved her life.’ ” Exception by the plaintiff.

The testimony of Dr. Smith, who was the plaintiff’s witness, relative to the matter under discussion was as follows:

“ Q. You can’t save a life every time you have a case of eclampsia? A. No. Q. You can’t say that Dr. Michou, or any doctor, you or any number of doctors, could have saved this woman’s life once these…