Van Sant's Administrator v. Overstreet

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

Affirming in part and reversing in part.

On January 27/1932, and prior thereto the appellee and defendant below, "W. H. "Wheeler, was a practicing physician in West Liberty, Ky., and was health director for his county of Morgan. As such officer, he became acquainted with the fact that a great many children in the county were suffering from diseased tonsils, and that they should be operated on and their tonsils removed. He arranged with the defendant Dr. T. J. Overstreet, who resided in Lexington, Ky., and who was an eye, nose, and throat specialist, to assist…