Deaton v. Lawson

Citations

• 40 Wash. 486
• 82 P. 879
• 1905 Wash. LEXIS 1012

Syllabus

<p>Physicians and Surgeons — Owner of Medical Institute Having No License — Contract to Perform Professional Services — Validity — Consideration. A contract made by tbe owner of a “medical institute” to render professional services, cure diseases, and give medical treatment, is void as against public policy and in violation of law, where sucb owner bas no license to practice medicine, and tbe physician in charge bad nothing to do with making tbe contract, and bad no connection with tbe institute except as an employee on a salary.</p> <p>Assignments — Contracts Assignable. A contract for medical treatment is personal and non-assignable.</p> <p>Contracts — Invalidity—Recovery of Money Paid. Money paid on an executory contract for medical treatment, to a person having no license to practice, and void as against public policy, may be recovered.</p>