Merryman v. Bunch

Harris D. Merryman brought this suit against Dr. Bunch for malpractice in treating his broken leg. The gist of the negligence charged is that Dr. Bunch failed to set and keep the bones in apposition so they could properly unite; that he concealed this condition from plaintiff by giving him opiates and morphine; that after treating plaintiff for about a month he entered into a written contract to furnish plaintiff additional medical attention and hospitalization, which he failed to furnish; and that as a result plaintiff suffered much pain, his leg had to be rebroken and reset by other…