Hawkins v. McGee Case Brief Summary | Law Case Explained

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Hawkins v. McGee | 146 A. 641 (1929)
When he was 11 years old, George Hawkins turned on the light in his family’s kitchen, and his right hand made contact with an electrical wire, badly burning and scarring his hand.
Years later, George’s father was approached by Edward McGee, a local doctor, who offered to remove the scars from George’s hand. McGee guaranteed to make a 100% good hand, and both George and his father agreed to the operation.
Unfortunately, the operation failed, and because McGee used a skin graft from George’s chest area, it caused the palm of George’s hand to grow thick hair.
Hawkins sued McGee for breach of contract.
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[@curtpiazza1688]

Thanx for helping me understand better one of my favorite movies!

[@jonerikmoyles]

This video does not give a solid explanation of the case. Has a solid introduction but there is an abrupt ending.

[@wpeete1]

Why is it that pain and suffering should not have been considered? True, pain and suffering can be an expected outcome of a surgical procedure but that doesn’t necessarily mean that the pain and suffering could not have resulted from a failure on McGee’s part. What’s up with that? Am I missing something?

[@purplerose155]

Probably just a feature of contract which has different damages than tort law. Today, this case would have been a negligence tort and Hawkins could have gotten damages for pain and suffering.

[@Lanijiro]

thanks.

[@docalexander2853]

We are not given enough explanation of the description and function of the hand before and after the operation. After the operation, could he use the hand more or less than he did before? Was there more or less pain when he used the hand after the operation? Forget the look of a hairy hand. The hair can be plucked out and shaved. If you forget the guarantee of 100% improvement, would there have been a lawsuit? So the result is that all doctors should only guarantee their success up to 99%.

[@liquidfox6364]

Agreed.

[@dlxxvgames1108]

None of this has anything to do with why this case is studied. It is simply an example of Expectation Damages awards. There’s no need to look any deeper

[@purplerose155]

The trial court didn’t explain the hand’s condition either

[@journalistjude.ginuwinesqueen]

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