Sprinkle v. Lemley

When the plaintiff was three years old she .suffered a comminuted fracture of her upper left leg. She was treated by the defendants. She alleges that their treatment was negligent and that she was injured thereby. The jury awarded plaintiff damages and the defendants appeal.

The plaintiff, Cherol, was injured on June twenty-eighth and brought to a hospital. The defendant Dr. Lemley was the Sprinkle family physician. He is an osteopathic physician engaging in general practice. He called in the defendant Dr. Rutter, an osteopathic surgeon specializing in general surgery. Both defendants treated…