Burke v. Maryland
Burke v. Maryland
Opinion of the Court
Plaintiff is- past 26 years of age, unmarried, and resides in the city of St. Paul. The defendant is past 60, resides at Faribault, 60 miles south of St. Paul, where he practices as a physician .and surgeon. He bad been the family physician for plaintiff’s family for a -considerable time. The plaintiff became afflicted with an ordinary goiter and employed defendant to treat her. On January 24, 1917, he removed the goiter. It is alleged that, in removing the same, he unnecessarily and carelessly injured and removed the parathyroid glands; that said glands were in no way connected with or incident to the removal of the goiter; that, as a result of the injury to and removal of the gl'ands, plaintiff became afflicted with sudden attacks of fits and convulsions which 'have become permanent and which cause her to be extremely nervous and sick of body and mind. This action was brought upon the contract of employment to recover damages for a breach thereof, occasioned by such alleged malpractice. There was a verdict in favor of the defendant. From' an order denying her motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
The_ complaint was before this court for consideration upon a former occasion and it was held to state but one -cause of action, and that for malpractice. 149 Minn. 481, 184 N. W. 32. The sole question presented by this appeal is whether the exclusion of testimony offered for the purpose o.f .showing a course of illicit relations occurring between the parties 8 or 9 months subsequent to the time of the surgical -operation, was such
Reference
- Full Case Name
- LUCILLE BURKE v. M. L. MARYLAND
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- Published