Watterson v. Conwell

SIMPSON, Justice.

Mrs. Alice Watterson brought this action against Dr. H. Earle Conwell for damages for malpractice. The case went to the jury on Counts A and B. Count A charged negligence of the defendant in improperly casting, her fractured right leg by twisting it in an unnatural position and injuring her knee. Count B charged wantonness. After the plaintiff’s evidence was all in and her case was rested, the defendant requested the general affirmative charge, which the court gave. From that ruling this appeal has proceeded.

On a careful and painstaking review of the evidence, we find…