McNichols v. Jersild

The plaintiff, Allen McNichols, brought an action to recover damages allegedly occasioned by the medical negligence of the defendants, Dr. Jersild and the Rock Island Franciscan Hospital, in treating him for fractures of both the radius and ulna in the right forearm. Both defendants filed motions for summary judgment which were granted by the trial court. The plaintiff appeals. We affirm.

The facts of the case are as follows. On July 5, 1982, the plaintiff was taken to the hospital after a motorcycle accident in which he sustained comminuted fractures of the radius and ulna in the right…