McCoy v. Stevens

The plaintiffs sued to recover damages for the alleged malpractice of the defendant E. W. Stevens, a physician and surgeon. The suit is against Stevens and his wife, but we shall refer to him as if sole defendant, and to Hazel McCoy as if sole plaintiff.

The plaintiff’s amended complaint, so far as it is material here, is as follows:

“That the defendant, E. W. Stevens, now is, and at all times herein mentioned has been, a duly and regularly licensed physician practicing his profession in Lewis County, Washington, authorized to do so under and by virtue of the laws of the state of Washington,…