Brightlook Hospital Ass'n v. Garfield
Supreme Court of Vermont
Assumpsit. Plea, the general issue. Trial by jury at the December Term, 1917, Caledonia County, Wilson, J., presiding. At the close of the evidence both parties moved for a directed verdict, and the court thereupon directed a verdict for defendant. Plaintiff excepted. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtMiles, J.
On the 22nd day of August, 1913, the defendant, while working for the New England Telephone Company, was severely injured and taken to the plaintiff’s hospital in St. Johnsbury, where he was treated and eared for until November 3, 1913, incurring an expense in the sum of $167.19. This action of contract, on the common counts, is brought to recover that sum. It is conceded by the defendant that, if the plaintiff is entitled to recover, it is entitled to recover that sum with interest on the same from November 3, 1913, to the date of judgment. The general issue was pleaded and the case was…
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