Guth v. Vaughan

Mr. Presiding Justice Taylor

delivered the opinion of the court.

On October 22, 1918, the plaintiff, Eric W. Guth, brought suit in the circuit court of Cook county against the defendant, Elmer E. Vaughan, for malpractice. There was a trial by the court with a jury, and at the close .of all the evidence a directed verdict and judgment in favor of the defendant. This appeal is therefrom.

The declaration contains three counts and an amendment. Substantially, it charges that the plaintiff on July 6, 1918, employed the defendant, Dr. Elmer E. Vaughan, to treat him for a broken leg; that the defendant…