Bartholomew Ex Rel. Linn v. Butts

Plaintiff, a 9-year-old boy, broke his right arm above the elbow. Doctors called it a supracondylar fracture. The injury occurred on Saturday, August 21, 1937, about 5:30 p. m. Plaintiff was promptly taken to a Waterloo hospital where the arm was'set by Dr. Seibert and a Dr. Dunkel- berg. The right hand was placed against the right shoulder, the forearm against the upper arm, and held in that position of acute flexion by tape applied to the arm and body. Ivan’s mother testified “it was done up awful sharp.” She further testified: “* * * Dr. Seibert * * * said he didn’t have a jagged break;…