Beckwith v. Boynton

Mr. Presiding Justice Shurtleff

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an action on the case, brought by appellee through her next friend, to recover alleged damages claimed to have been sustained by appellee as a result of a surgical operation for the removal of tonsils performed upon her on September 13, 1921. At the time of the operation appellee was fifteen years of age, living with her parents.

There were four counts in the declaration. In substance the said counts charged that the appellants, while exercising the profession of physicians and surgeons, were employed by appellee through…