Farrell v. Haze

Plaintiff, on April 2, 1907, at about 10 o’clock a. m., sustained an injury to his right foot, ankle, and leg. It was what is known as a “Potts fracture.” He fell from a wagon to and upon the pavement. There is some testimony tending to prove that the wagon seat fell upon and across the foot or ankle. The foot was turned outward to a position at right angles to the leg, and perhaps it formed with the leg a more acute angle. The skin was not broken. In a fracture so described the fibula is broken. In this case the tibia was also broken. The extent to which the surrounding tissues were injured,…