In Re Dzwonkiewicz's Estate

Edward Dzwonkiewicz, a minor, was seriously injured in an automobile accident by a vehicle owned by the Detroit Motorbus Company in October, 1923. He was taken to Harper hospital and attended professionally by Dr. McAlpine, the appellant herein. A surgical operation was performed and attendance given for a period of about five months. The father of the minor, who was a day laborer, had abandoned his family. The mother frequently met the doctor at the hospital, but the question of compensation was not discussed with her. An action was brought by the mother as next friend against the Motorbus…