Mohr v. Williams
| Mohr v. Williams | |
|---|---|
| Court | Minnesota Supreme Court |
| Decided | 1905 |
| Citation | 95 Minn. 261, 104 N.W. 12, 108 N.W. 818 |
| Case history | |
| Subsequent action | none |
| Holding | |
| If an operation is performed on a patient without that patient's consent, and the circumstances were not such as to justify its performance without consent, that operation constitutes an assault and battery | |
| Court membership | |
| Chief judge | Charles M. Start |
| Associate judges | Calvin Brown, Charles Lundy Lewis, Charles B. Elliott |
| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Brown, joined by unanimous |
Mohr v. Williams, 104 N.W. 12 (Minn. 1905) is a decision of the Minnesota Supreme Court authored by Calvin L. Brown. For almost a century, this case has been used in first-year Torts classes in American law schools to teach students about informed consent.