REPORT OF A TRIAL FOR ALLEGED MAL-PRACTICE AGAINST DIXI CROSBY, M.D., PROFESSOR OF SURGERY, &C., IN THE DARTMOUTH MEDICAL COLLEGE; IN THE WINDSOR COUNTY COURT AT WOODSTOCK, MAY TERM, 1854. VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT.
Woodstock: Printed by Lewis Pratt, Jr., 1854. 85pp, with rubberstamp and light blindstamp. Bound in later library buckram, gum label at spine base. Good+.
"An important medico-legal case against the Professor of Surgery in the Dartmouth Medical College" [Eberstadt]. Crosby's Preface says the malpractice action "is the first suit ever brought against a consulting Surgeon... From the first I had no doubt but that I should be honorably acquitted." The case was tried before a jury of twelve men. Plaintiff, Lorenzo Slack of Vermont, claimed that Crosby had negligently treated a fracture of his thigh bone. Opening statements, plaintiff's testimony, his witnesses' testimony, and cross-examination are summarized; as is the testimony of defendant and his witnesses. Each side presents expert testimony from physicians.
Crosby's connection with the plaintiff had been minimal-- he helped the primary physician set a splint, and that ended his involvement. The jury found in the doctor's favor.
168 Eberstadt 50. Cohen 12034. Marke 984. II Harv. Law Cat. 1054. Item #34515
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