Taylor v. Kidd
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Ronald, J., entered January SO, 1912, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff for $5,500, for malpractice.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
On March 6, 1909, the respondent, Taylor, while working on the roof of a house, fell therefrom to the ground, a distance of about twenty-five feet, and received severe and painful injuries. He employed the appellant, a physician and surgeon, to attend him. The physician found him suffering with two broken ribs, a severe strain of the left shoulder, and various contusions upon his body. The doctor immobilized the shoulder and ribs, accorded the contusions the usual treatment, and put the patient to bed, where he remained for some little time. Later on the patient was able to get up and move…
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