Fox v. Mason

This is an action in assumpsit for $350.00 by Dr. L-Webster Fox, against Walter N. Mason. The declaration contains only the common counts. Defendant pleaded the general issue, it was submitted to a jury,. *669and there was a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $175.00. This, on motion of the defendant, was set aside and final judgment for him entered, to all of which the plaintiff excepted. The defendant, a citizen of Ac-comae county, Virginia, was suffering from a lachrymal abscess and was treated by his local physician. He was advised that he needed the services of a specialist, and…