Hamrick v. Shipp
Supreme Court of Alabama
Damages for Injury From, Malpractice. Appeal from Marshall Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. W. W. Haralson. Action by James T. Hamrick against M. G. Shipp. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court.
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Damages for Injury From, Malpractice. Appeal from Marshall Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. W. W. Haralson. Action by James T. Hamrick against M. G. Shipp. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court. The following charges were given at the request of the defendant: (1) “The question submitted to you for determination by you in this case is not whether the boy had periostitis, osteomyelitis, or rheumatism, but whether the defendant was possessed of reasonable skill, and was reasonably diligent, not negligent, in the efforts to…
1Opinion of the Court
SAYRE, j.
Plaintiff (appellant)' sued defendant for damages alleging that defendant, who was a physician and surgeon, conducted himself in an ignorant, unskillful, or negligent manner in the professional treatment of plaintiff’s son. After the-treatment had continued for some months, the patient was taken to a hospital in the city of Atlanta, Ga. The deposition of the attending physician there was taken for, and offered by, the defendant. He was allowed to repeat the history of the case as it had been stated to him on arrival at the hospital by the defendant in the presence and hearing of…
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