(DOWNLOAD) "Binns v. Schoenbrun" by New Mexico Court of Appeals ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Binns v. Schoenbrun
- Author : New Mexico Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 17, 1970
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 49 KB
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Plaintiff sprained his right ankle on Saturday evening. He obtained treatment from defendant the following Monday, October 31. Defendant x-rayed and stated it was a severe lateral sprain. It is undisputed that the area of the ankle was swollen at this time. Defendant bandaged the ankle and told plaintiff to return the next day. November 1 plaintiff returned and defendant placed a cast on the leg. Plaintiff testified that the leg and ankle were swollen when the cast was applied. November 2 defendant placed a walking heel on the cast. November 3 plaintiff complained of pain around the malleolus (ankle bone); "[f]elt like it [the cast] was rubbing on his ankle bone and hurting." Plaintiff also complained that it felt like his leg was swelling and there was extreme pressure and a constant dull ache in the ankle area. November 6 defendant cut a half-dollar-size window in the cast near the ankle bone. Plaintiffs pain persisted and on November 7 defendant removed the cast. Plaintiff testified the leg and ankle were still swollen. Plaintiffs wife observed the ankle and saw a sore near the ankle bone at that time. Defendant testified it was a blister below the ankle bone. Defendant "debrided" the blister. Defendant continued to treat plaintiff until he was hospitalized on November 17 because of severe skin sloughing in a 6 x 8 centimeter area around the ankle bone and systemic infection. There is medical testimony that this was "* * * not the usual thing you would anticipate from a sprain." The issue is what caused this condition. The trial court held there was no material issue of fact as to causation. We disagree.
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