Holt v. Broeck
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $15,575 for injuries caused by an X-ray bum. The case was tried before Leary, J"., who denied defendant’s! motion for a directed verdict, and a jury which returned a verdict for $2,500. From an order denying his motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Dibell, C.
Action to recover damages alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant in taking an X-ray. There was a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant appeals from the order denying his alternative motion for judgment or for a new trial.
1. In February, 1915, the plaintiff was under treatment for some trouble in her hip- supposed to be a fracture or dislocation. Her attending physician desired an X-ray. The defendant; a regularly licensed physician, took it. A few weeks afterwards a sore developed on her hip which, it is claimed, was the result of an X-ray burn. The…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sweeney v. ErvingSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Jones v. Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
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- Sawyer v. BertholdSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
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