(DOWNLOAD) "City of Petaluma v. Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co." by Supreme Court Of California ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: City of Petaluma v. Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co.
- Author : Supreme Court Of California
- Release Date : January 15, 1955
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 69 KB
Description
This is a malpractice action. On May 15, 1942, the plaintiff suffered a severe comminuted fracture of his right heel bone. He was hospitalized and treated by three doctors, including Dr. West who took charge of the case on August 28, 1942. On April 9, 1943, Dr. West performed a second operation known as a triple arthrodesis. On June 10, 1943, Dr. West entered the military service and the defendant took over the case. Because the patient was unable to use his foot, and because the bones had not healed in proper alignment, the defendant performed another operation on May 12, 1944. It is this operation and the following postoperative treatment of which the plaintiff complains. After this operation on May 12, 1944, a cast was put on the foot, and the plaintiff complained of terriffic pain and that the cast felt tight. Within a day or two, a small window was cut in the cast over the wound caused by the operation, and some medication was applied. There was some relief at first, but the plaintiff continued to feel pain and to complain that the cast was tight. On June 2, he was discharged from the hospital but was using crutches. On June 21, 1944, the defendant removed the cast,
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