Force v. Gregory
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for malpractice by the defendant as a physician, the plaintiff being a minor and suing by her next friend ; brought to the District Court of Waterbury and tried to the jury, upon a general denial, before Bradstreet, J. Verdict for the plaintiff, and appeal by the defendant for error in the rulings and charge of tlie court. The case is fully stated in the opinion. cited — 2 Shearm. &'Redf. on Negligence, § 609; S Wharton & Stillson’s Med.
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Action to recover damages for malpractice by the defendant as a physician, the plaintiff being a minor and suing by her next friend ; brought to the District Court of Waterbury and tried to the jury, upon a general denial, before Bradstreet, J. Verdict for the plaintiff, and appeal by the defendant for error in the rulings and charge of tlie court. The case is fully stated in the opinion. cited — 2 Shearm. &'Redf. on Negligence, § 609; S Wharton & Stillson’s Med. Jurisprudence, § 766; Rogers on Expert Testimony, § 64 ; /Sumner v. Utley, 7 Conn., 257, 264; Smith v. Hyde, 19 Verm., 54; Patten…
1Opinion of the CourtFbNN, J.
This is an action by a minor child to recover damages against the defendant, who is a homeopathic physician, for alleged malpractice in treating her for ophthalmia. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, and from the judgment rendered thereon the defendant appealed to this court.
The only questions presented which are necessary to consider relate to the charge of the court to the jury. Evidence was offered to show that the defendant in treating the plaintiff adopted the remedies prescribed by the homeopathic practitioners. It appeared that the allopathic school of medicine would treat…
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