Neifert v. Hasley
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Donovan, J. Case by Albert Neifert against Philip P. Hasley, a surgeon, for malpractice. There was judgment for defendant on a verdict directed by the court, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtOstrander, J.
Plaintiff, a man 30 years old, was badly injured in May, 1903, by machinery. According to his testimony, his right arm was broken in three places between the shoulder and elbow, some ribs were broken, his leg was broken just below the knee, he was badly hurt about the head, and a portion of his skull was gone. Defendant, a physician and surgeon, attended him until some time in the summer, and, as plaintiff claims, was negligent and unskillful in his treatment. The declaration alleges, as improper treatment, permitting and causing the broken brones not to be placed in apposition the one to the…
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