Honnard v. People

Citations

• 77 Ill. 481

Syllabus

<p>Manslaughter—liability of physician for death of his patient. Where a physician, attending a female sick with bilious fever, and five months advanced iu pregnancy, gave her no strong medicines, or did any act to bring about a miscarriage, and she was taken in labor, which proved ineffectual until tliefcetus was removed by force, and she afterwards died from puerperal fever, not induced by anything done or omitted to be done by the physician, it was held, that a conviction of him for manslaughter could not be sustained.</p>