Medical Jurisprudence, Volume 3 (of 3)Paris, John Ayrton
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Medical Jurisprudence, Volume 3 (of 3)
Paris, John Ayrton
Medical laws and legislation -- Great Britain
_Curia_: 1st, It is objected that this is laid to be a joint
undertaking, and therefore it ought to be proved, and we are of opinion
that it ought; the question therefore is, whether there is any evidence
of a joint undertaking; we are of opinion there is; Mr. _Stapleton_
declines acting alone, but in concurrence with Mr. _Baker_ attends the
plaintiff every time any thing is done, and assists jointly with Mr.
_Baker_; this appears in evidence, and is sufficient, for there is no
occasion to prove an express joint contract, promise or undertaking;
when an offer is made to _Baker_ of a guinea, _Stapleton_ says, you had
better be paid all at last; they both attended plaintiff together every
time, and _Stapleton_ said, we have consulted and done for the best;
when the plaintiff complained of what they had done, _Stapleton_
considered himself as one of the persons to join in the cure of the leg,
for he put his hand on the knee when _Baker_ nodded, and then the bone
cracked; he is the original person aiding in this matter, and there is
no ground for this objection. When we consider the good character of
_Baker_, we cannot well conceive why he acted in the manner he did; but
many men very skilful in their profession have frequently acted out of
the common way for the sake of trying experiments; several of the
witnesses proved that the callous was formed, and that it was proper to
remove the plaintiff home; that he was free from pain and able to walk
with crutches; we cannot conceive what the nature of the instrument made
use of is; why did _Baker_ put it on when he said that plaintiff had
fallen into good hands, and when plaintiff only sent for him to take off
the bandage, it seems as if Mr. _Baker_ wanted to try an expedient with
this new instrument.
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