Wright v. Hardy
Wisconsin Supreme Court
ERROR to the Circuit Court for Fond du Lac County. The action below was by Emily G. Hardy, administratrix of the estate of Silas B. Hardy, against Wright, for alleged malpractice by him, as a physician and sui’geon, causing the death of said Silas.
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ERROR to the Circuit Court for Fond du Lac County. The action below was by Emily G. Hardy, administratrix of the estate of Silas B. Hardy, against Wright, for alleged malpractice by him, as a physician and sui’geon, causing the death of said Silas. Defendant amputated the leg of the deceased, above the knee; and the complaint alleges, among other things, that he “ wrongfully, negligently and unskillfully performed ’ said amputation, and ■ wrongfully, negligently and unskillfully dressed and treated the stump of said leg,” etc., and that the death of the deceased was caused by such such…
1Opinion of the Court
DixoN, O. J.
1. The first error assigned is, that the court erroneously admitted testimony tending to show that the place of the amputation complained of was not the proper one, and increased the danger to the life of the patient. Dr. Dousman, a medical witness examined on the part of the plaintiff below, testified “ that the point of amputation was *352too bigb, and that tbe danger of death was somewhat increased by the selection of that point.” This was objected to by the defendant below (now plaintiff in error), because the manner of the amputation, and not the place of .it, was the gist of the…
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