David Spaulding Summary

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Facts. On August 24, 1956, David Spaulding still a minor at the time, was involved in a car accident in which he was a passenger of John Zimmerman, and a car driven by Florian Ledermann and owned by John Ledermann. David was severely injured in the accident; as a result, his father Theodore Spaulding filed a suit against Zimmerman and the Ledermanns. He wa later examined twice by his doctors suggestions, on January and March, 1957, where everything was found normal. At defendant's request David was examined by another doctor who reported to them the aorta aneurism. When the case was called for trial neither David nor his father were aware of his condition. Consequently, they agreed to a settle in full for $6500 for all claims.

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