Tennant v. Barton

The appellant John F. Barton is a physician and surgeon, specializing in diseases of the eyes, ears, nose and throat. At the time of the transactions hereinafter recited, he had in his employ the appellant Bellas, who is also a specialist in like maladies. In October, 1929, the minor respondent, J. D. Tennant, was suffering from diseased tonsils, and applied to the appellant Barton for treatment. He was turned over to the appellant Bellas, who examined him, found his tonsils in a bad condition, and gave him local treatments for a time. It was then concluded by the doctors that, to effect a…