Broderick v. Gibbs

This is an action of tort brought by the minor plaintiff (the plaintiff) against a general surgeon for malpractice; the plaintiffs father seeks consequential damages. There was no error in directing verdicts for the defendant. The only point argued is that the defendant was negligent in making his original diagnosis. There was nothing to suggest that the defendant did not use his best judgment in making that diagnosis. See Riggs v. Christie, 342 Mass. 402, 405-406; Barrette v. Hight, 353 Mass. 268, 275-276. Whether the X-rays taken prior to the removal of the plaintiffs cast (when viewed in…