TO FOOT THE BILL

Grey River Argus, 22 April 1925, Page 5

TO FOOT THE BILL

DOCTOR AND ENGINEER. (Per Press Association). WELLINGTON, April 21. Dr C. I). Henry to-day proceeded in the Magistrate's Court agains* F. Richardson, civil engineer, for £ll9. balance of professional fees. Plaintiff, who had attended defendant for seven years, stated that if he had charged according Io scalp, the bill would be twice as much. Hp had rprformpd four operations. Replying to an assertion that those were not consented to Ly defendant, ho said that Ricßardson and not refused them, nd had insisted on the last one. Defendant, in evidence, said that he consented to a slight operation, and had not boon informed of Ihc real natrrp of tho operations. The Magistrate said that ho sympathised with defendant, as thp operations were not in the defendant’s opinion satisfactory, but his impressions were not necessarily correct. Judgment was given for the full amount, with £lO costs.