Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 236, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1915 — CHICAGO SURGEON HAD CLAIM ALLOWED [ARTICLE]

CHICAGO SURGEON HAD CLAIM ALLOWED

Sued Defendant For Operation Performed on His Daughter and Was Given Full Amount. Attorney Moses Leopold, as special judge, heard a case Monday in which John Roorda, of near Roselawn, was the defendant and Dr. Achilles Davis, a Chicago surgeon, was the plaintiff. The amount sued for was $149, which the surgeon claimed due as a balance for professional services. Roorda’s daughter was an invalid for some time and Was finally operated on by Dr. Davis, who also had attended her on other occasions. The operation was an important one, requiring medical skill-and the bill for the services amounte dto $249. Mr. Roorda paid SIOO and disclaimed responsibility for the balance on the grounds that his daughter was 21 years of age and no longer his charge. The plaintiff, however, proved that she had made her home with her parents and had not received any wages from them, although doing part of the housework. The jury was out only about twenty minutes and brought in a verdict for the plaintiff in the full amount of his claim. Dr. Davis formerly lived in Lake county and is connected with the Wesey hospital, Chicago.