Morgan v. Engles

Two malpractice suits, one by John Morgan, a 4-1/2 year old minor, by Ms next friend and mo ther, Mary Morgan, and one by Mary Morgan in her own behalf, were started against the doctor of a small community. The controversy concerns defendant’s treatment of a severe supracondylar fracture and injury to the epiphysis * of the minor’s left elbow, suffered when he fell off a Shetland pony.

The previous trial of this matter in circuit court resulted in a directed verdict and judgment for the defendant. Plaintiffs appealed to the Michigan Supreme Court, Morgan v. Engles (1964), 372 Mich 514, which…