Asche v. Wakeley

The relief sought is a bit out of the ordinary run. The complainant's mother, the wife of the defendant, suffered an injury to her back, through a fall. The treatment she received at home and in a sanitarium, for which the defendant paid, did not fully cure her. The complainant suggested a specialist to treat her at an institution and the defendant, a physician, agreed with him that the services were necessary to a complete recovery and was in agreement with his plans, but he protested that he had not the means to pay the expenses and he so informed both the specialist and the institution.…