Sly v. Powell

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

This action was brought to recover damages for alleged malpractice.

Mrs. Lillian Sly suffered an injury to her finger and applied to L. M. Powell, a physician and surgeon, for treatment. The doctor, who was attending another patient, did not reach Mrs. Sly until about two hours after the injury nor until the hand was considerably swollen. After an examination he decided that there was a partial dislocation and also a slight fracture of the bone, and he undertook to reduce the dislocation, treating it in the usual way by placing splints…