Morrell v. Lalonde

These are two actions for negligence and malpractice, one of which is brought by Mary L. Morrell, hereinafter called the plaintiff, and the other by her husband, against Alphonsine J. Lalonde, a physician and surgeon, hereinafter called the defendant. In the first mentioned case the U. S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co. is joined as a defendant as insurer of the defendant against loss from legal liability in consequence of any negligence or malpractice. (See Morrell v. Lalonde, 44 R. I. 20.) The cases were tried together and resulted in the case of the wife in a verdict for $13,416, and for the…