This Classic Article is a reprint of the original work by E. F. Sanger, Report of the Committee on Suits for Malpractice. An accompanying biographical sketch of E. F. Sanger, AM, MD, is available at DOI 10.1007/s11999-008-0640-6 . The Classic Article is (c)1879 and is reprinted with courtesy from Sanger EF. Report of the Committee on Suits for Malpractice. Trans Maine Med Assoc.1879;6:1-22.