McDonough v. Freund

Action for damages for malpractice. Plaintiff is a hod-carrier and defendant a physician; both reside in St. Louis. Plaintiff was afflicted with a boil or carbuncle, located on the under side of the right arm, one and one-half inches above the wrist. On June 19, 1922, he went to the office of defendant for treatment, and defendant undertook to treat the boil or carbuncle. Infection spread into the wrist and hand, involving the bones and leaving the hand, badly crippled.

It is charged the defendant in opening the boil (a) negligently cut and failed to tie the radial artery; (b) negligently…