A System of legal medicine v. 1, Volume 1E.B. Treat, 1894 |
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... wounds , poison , injuries , and death from violence ; the third , questions arising out of disqualifying diseases , as the different forms of mental alienation ; the fourth , those arising out of deceptive practices , as feigned ...
... wounds , poison , injuries , and death from violence ; the third , questions arising out of disqualifying diseases , as the different forms of mental alienation ; the fourth , those arising out of deceptive practices , as feigned ...
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... a quantity of blood in the left pleural cavity , which had come from a wound in the left subclavian vein , made evidently by a sharp spicule of bone from a fractured first rib . So too the lamina and bodies 26 A SYSTEM OF LEGAL MEDICINE .
... a quantity of blood in the left pleural cavity , which had come from a wound in the left subclavian vein , made evidently by a sharp spicule of bone from a fractured first rib . So too the lamina and bodies 26 A SYSTEM OF LEGAL MEDICINE .
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... wounds accompanied by violent hemorrhage , a knife or other cutting instrument may be found at a distance from the corpse , possibly in another room or part of the house . Irrespective of the nature and direction of the wounds , it may ...
... wounds accompanied by violent hemorrhage , a knife or other cutting instrument may be found at a distance from the corpse , possibly in another room or part of the house . Irrespective of the nature and direction of the wounds , it may ...
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... wounds . Where the cuts in the clothes exceed those in the body , this fact is in itself a presumption against suicide , as self - inflicted wounds are not likely to miss their mark . The special examination of the clothing for seminal ...
... wounds . Where the cuts in the clothes exceed those in the body , this fact is in itself a presumption against suicide , as self - inflicted wounds are not likely to miss their mark . The special examination of the clothing for seminal ...
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... wound this is the first and most important detail . With a view of determining the character of the weapon , the peculiarities of the wound are next to be described , whether incised , lacerated , or contused . With regard to wounds ...
... wound this is the first and most important detail . With a view of determining the character of the weapon , the peculiarities of the wound are next to be described , whether incised , lacerated , or contused . With regard to wounds ...
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Popular passages
Page 494 - But if there be any sound reason for holding a policy invalid when taken out by a party who has no interest in the life of the assured, it is difficult to see why that reason is not as cogent and operative against a party taking an assignment of a policy upon the life of a person in which he has no interest. The same ground which invalidates the one should invalidate the other; — so far, at least, as to restrict the right of the assignee to the sums actually advanced by him.
Page 618 - A person duly authorized to practice physic or surgery, or a professional or registered nurse, shall not be allowed to disclose any information which he acquired in attending a patient in a professional capacity, and which was necessary to enable him to act in that capacity...
Page 65 - The knee joint, formed between the articular surfaces of the lower end of the femur and the upper end of the tibia, is largely a hinge joint.
Page 17 - Medicine, as it is variously termed, is that science which applies the principles and practice of the different branches of medicine to the elucidation of doubtful questions in courts of justice.
Page 495 - It would be a reproach to the jurisprudence of the country if one could recover insurance money payable on the death of a party whose life he had feloniously taken. As well might he recover insurance money upon a building that he had willfully fired.
Page 20 - ... whereupon the brow of the dead, which before was of a livid and carrion colour, began to have a dew, or gentle sweat, arise on it, which increased by degrees, till the sweat ran down in drops on the face ; the brow turned to a lively and fresh colour ; and the deceased opened one of her eyes, and shut it again, three several times ; she likewise thrust out the ring or marriage finger three times, and pulled it in again, and the finger dropped blood upon the grass.
Page 591 - Upon consenting to treat a patient, it becomes his duty to use reasonable care and diligence in the exercise of his skill and the application of his learning to accomplish the purpose for which he was employed. He is under the further obligation to use his best judgment in exercising his skill and applying his knowledge.
Page 618 - ... when the provisions of section eight hundred and thirty-four have been expressly waived on such trial or examination by the personal representatives of the deceased patient, or if the validity of the last will and testament of such deceased patient is in question, by the executor or executors named in said will, or the surviving husband, widow or any heir-at-law or any of the next of kin, of such deceased, or any other party in interest.
Page 237 - It was a drunken brawl, and the jury brought in a verdict of murder in the second degree.
Page 549 - Whether a question is material depends upon the question itself. The information received may be immaterial. But if under any circumstances it can produce a reply which will influence the action of the company, the question cannot be deemed immaterial. Insurance companies sometimes insist that individuals largely insured upon their lives, who are embarrassed in their affairs, resort to self-destruction, being willing to end a wretched existence if they can thereby bestow comfort upon their families.