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impute the bad workmanship to his own folly. 

 So, if a man, having a disease in his eyes, should 

 employ a farrier to cure the disease, and he should 

 lose his sight by the remedies prescribed in such 

 cases for horses, he certainly would have no cause 

 for complaint." 



59. Liability for Operation. In submitting a 

 case to a physician, surgeon, or veterinarian, there 

 is implied a tacit agreement that the professional 

 man shall use his best knowledge and treatment, 

 and this implies also an agreement to submit to 

 such operative measures as seem to him neces- 

 sary.^^ Whenever an operation is not anticipated 

 by the owner of an animal which is submitted to 

 the care of a veterinarian he should inform such 

 owner before performing the operation, unless the 

 conditions are such that it is impossible to reach 

 the owner without jeopardizing the life of the 

 animaL Also, if one operation has been contem- 

 plated and on examination a more serious oper- 

 ation seems indicated, he should delay the opera- 

 tion until the owner can be communicated with, 

 and his consent secured. However, having begun 

 the operation, when it is found that a more 

 extensive operation seems indicated, to then delay 

 the completion of the needed work might increase 

 the danger, and the operator would not be expected 

 to wait for the further consent. 



60. Liability Under Enactments. No man has 

 a right to break the laws under which he is liv- 

 ing. Incidentally to his professional work a vet- 

 so state ex rel. Janney v. Div. 44, Cent. L. J. 153 ; Mc- 



Housekeeper, 70 Md. 162; Clallen v. Adanis, 36 Mass. 333. 

 Beatty v. CuUingsworth, Q. B. 



