Edgar County Bank & Trust Co. v. Paris Hospital, Inc.

On October 15, 1964, Douglas Huffman, then 17 months of age, was taken by his parents to the emergency room of the defendant hospital where, by means of a hypodermic syringe, he was administered a shot by Doctor J. H. AcHin, assisted by Nurse Augusta Bostick, both of whom were employees of the hospital. Plaintiff alleges that the hypodermic needle was improperly inserted into the lower internal quadrant of Douglas’ buttocks damaging the sciatic nerve, resulting in a foot drop, other permanent injuries and causing him to wear a leg brace.

The trial court dismissed all five counts of Plaintiff’s…