Atkinson v. American School of Osteopathy
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Putnam Circuit Court. — Hon. George W. Wanamaker, Judge. (1) The court erred in permitting' plaintiff to testify over defendants’ objection that Doctor Laughlin told her that her ribs were broken, caused by Doctor Charley Still’s treatment. This was hearsay and opinion.
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Appeal from Putnam Circuit Court. — Hon. George W. Wanamaker, Judge. (1) The court erred in permitting' plaintiff to testify over defendants’ objection that Doctor Laughlin told her that her ribs were broken, caused by Doctor Charley Still’s treatment. This was hearsay and opinion. (2) The court erred in refusing defendants’ instruction 1, in the nature of a demurrer to the evidence at the close of all the testimony. 1. The evidence relied on to prove that plaintiff sustained the fracture charged, has no probative value, is in conflict with the physical facts as testified to by plaintiff, and…
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, C.
This is a suit by which the plaintiff seeks to recover from the defendants damages for malpractice in treating her for disease by the method or system commonly known as osteopathy. She recovered judgment in the amount of ten thousand dollars, from which this appeal is taken by the defendants. The suit was instituted April 17, 1906.
The amended petition on which the cause was tried states in substance that the defendant the American School of Osteopathy is a corporation; that it owns a large amount of real estate in Kirksville, Adair county, Missouri; that it conducts a school whereby…
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- Hayden v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1894
- Phillips v. St. Louis & San Francisco RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- Nephler v. WoodwardSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
- Patten v. WigginSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1862
- Grainger v. StillSupreme Court of Missouri · 1905
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