Jansen v. Lichwa

Appellant, plaintiff below, sued appellee, defendant below, for medical malpractice in treating a fractured arm. The appellee set appellants arm, applied a cast to it, and continued treating appellant. Due to a weakening of the bone in the arm, surgery and therapy became necessary in an attempt to restore the arm to normal use; these attempts failed. Appellants arm remains permanently injured and he can no longer continue in his usual employment, truck driving.