New York Court of Appeals
Henry H. DuBois, Respondent v. William M. Decker, Appellant
December 15, 1891130 N.Y. 325
Summary
The Court affirmed the judgment, holding that a physician employed by the city owed a duty of reasonable care despite providing gratuitous services, that plaintiff's contributory negligence only mitigates damages, that the trial court was correct in refusing a charge limiting liability to gross negligence, and that the evidence was sufficient to sustain the verdict.