Morrison v. Altig
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jasper District Court. — Hon. K. E. Wilcockson, Judge. Action at law to recover damages for alleged negligence in the treatment of a diseased horse. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. —
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
— The defendant was a student in a school of veterinary science. While at home during vacation he had castrated colts for various persons in that vicinity, and on the occasion in question went to the farm of one Figland to perform an operation of that nature, and while there the plaintiff brought to him a horse having a sweenied shoulder, and asked him to treat it. According to all the witnesses present and testifying upon both sides of the case (except the plaintiff himself), defendant made no profession of being a doctor of veterinary science, but stated that he was still attending school,…
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