Bronneke v. Rutherford

OPINION

Appellant David Bronneke appeals from the district court’s order denying his motion for a new trial. Bronneke, a carpenter in his mid-forties at the time of trial, had undergone numerous chiropractic treatments over several years. However, on June 27, 2001, Bronneke suffered a stroke immediately after respondent Dr. Martin Rutherford, a chiropractor, had performed a chiropractic treatment upon Bronneke. Dr. Rutherford had performed a long axis traction technique in which Bronneke had lain faceup on a table; Dr. Rutherford had extended Bronneke’s neck, and then, using a rolled-up gown,…