Howell v. Blesh Reed

Opinion of tlie court by

Burwell, J.:

The son of the appellant, Mode Howell, received an injury to his leg, caused by being thrown from a horse. One Dr. R. W. Holbrook, a physician, was called by Mr. Howell to attend his son. The injury continued to get worse, and other physicians were called in. Finally, there being no improvement in the boy’s condition, Holbrook (so he testified) advised Howell that the boy should be taken to a hospital, and that Howell told him in that connection that he wanted Holbrook to do all for the boy that he could, and that he wanted the leg saved, if possible.…