INJURY TO EYESIGHT.
CLAIM AGAINST OCULIST. [Piuses Association.] PALMERSTON N., Sept. 14. The case of Elisabeth Dunstall, Dannevirke, v. Edward Perry, oculist, Palmerston North, claim lor £IOOO damages tor alleged wrongful treatment and injury to the right eycy was heard before Mr. Justice Chapman to-day. Mr. \V. L. Eitsherbort appeared for the plaintiff and Mr ,T. M. AVilford for the defendant. The case extended for 12 hours and a largo amount of evidence was taken. Plaintiff claimed that she had suffered permanent injury to the eye through defendant having treated her, by masS a"e and also by the me of atroplune. Evidence for tlie pla'»tiffwas given Jm 1.„ n,. Tint'd Mackay ,ad Dr. Martin, both of whom stated that plain tiff vnfferiiig from rheumatic iritis, Z Mh Sector, sniil that m™. was wrong treatment fyr such an affection. For the defence it was denied t at massage had been applied. l)r<r likirglietti and O’Brien gave evideneo the former insisting, in the plaintiff had told them that Dr. Mar- : ssris , r'i!,3 , .s«s diet for the defendant. Costs were allowed according to scale,- with d ebuSnieuts and witnesses’ expenses.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2296, 15 September 1908, Page 3
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187INJURY TO EYESIGHT. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2296, 15 September 1908, Page 3
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