Jansen v. Lichwa

HATHAWAY, Judge.

Appellant, plaintiff below, sued appellee, defendant below, for medical malpractice in treating a fractured arm. The appellee set appellant’s arm, applied a cast to it, and continued treating appellant. Due to a weakening of the bone in the arm, surgery and therapy became necessary in an attempt to restore the arm to normal use; these attempts failed. Appellant’s arm remains permanently injured and he can no longer continue in his usual employment, truck driving.

Appellant charged that his disability was due to the extreme angle in which the arm was cast and the long period it…