Howell v. Goodrich
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of DeKalb county; the Hon. Silvanus Wilcox, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the case, by Horace H. Goodrich against Crin D. Howell and Leland H. Angelí, to recover damages for malpractice of the defendants, as physicians, in setting a broken arm of the plaintiff's infant son. The suit was originally brought in the circuit court of Kane county, but by agreement the venue was changed to Kendall county, and afterwards to DeKalb county.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of DeKalb county; the Hon. Silvanus Wilcox, Judge, presiding. This was an action on the case, by Horace H. Goodrich against Crin D. Howell and Leland H. Angelí, to recover damages for malpractice of the defendants, as physicians, in setting a broken arm of the plaintiff's infant son. The suit was originally brought in the circuit court of Kane county, but by agreement the venue was changed to Kendall county, and afterwards to DeKalb county. A trial was had, resulting in a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff and against Crin D. Howell for §250, Leland…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheldon
This was an action on the case, brought by Goodrich against Howell & Angelí, co-partners as surgeons and physicians, to recover for alleged malpractice in treating the fractured arm of plaintiff's son. The injury was sustained in July, 1858, the boy then being about four years old. In August, 1859, Howell & Angelí sued Goodrich before a justice of the peace, for their professional services in the case, the amount claimed being §25, which amount in full the}- recovered, and Goodrich subsequently paid on execution.
In the present action, subsequently brought for alleged malpractice in the…
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