COMPENSATION 99 



charges for his subsequent attendance, and the 

 assent of the patient to tlie making of such con- 

 tract is not necessary. ' ' ^^ This was a case in 

 which a physician had been called to attend a man 

 who was injured. Upon hearing of the accident, 

 and not knowing who was in charge of the case, 

 the man's employer telegraphed to the same phy- 

 sician, directing him to attend the case and im- 

 plying that he would pay the bill. Such an order 

 is entirely different from the ordinary call of a 

 third person. It is not an impersonal matter, but 

 it involves the personal obligation of the one giv- 

 ing the order, though put in the fomi of a request. 

 No matter by whom first called, there is nothing 

 wliich would prevent a veterinarian from trans- 

 ferring his future charges to the account of an- 

 other, when the third party thus requests. 



For self protection it is quite customary among 

 certain classes of corporations to pay for first aid 

 for their employees, and for such as may be made 

 ill or injured in connection with the operation of 

 the corporation, and continuing to pay for such 

 services until the liability of the corporation shall 

 be shown not to exist. For example, a man is 

 injured by a street car. A surgeon is called and 

 attends to the case. The street car corporation 

 asks for a report of the injuries discovered, and 

 pays for this first attendance. The patient is then 

 at liberty to select whom he wishes to look after 

 the case. If, however, it shall appear that the cor- 

 poration is liable for the accident, its officers may 

 provide their own surgeon for future service. The 



25 White V. Mastin, 38 Ala. 

 147. 



