Wheatley Ex Rel. Wheatley v. Heideman

This is a law action for damages against H. F. Heideman, an osteopathic physician at Coggon (1950 population 604), for alleged negligence in treating an injured eye of two-year-old Brenda Wheatley, herein referred to as plaintiff. The action was brought in her behalf by her father as next friend. Trial resulted in a jury verdict for defendant. From judgment thereon plaintiff appealed.

Monday, November 15, 1954, plaintiff’s right eye was injured while playing in her parents’ farmyard. The child came toward her mother crying “chickie, chickie.” The eyelid was cut about one-fourth inch in length…