247 N.W. 583 | Minn. | 1933
At the time he was injured plaintiff was 79 years old. He was blind in one eye, otherwise in fairly good health. For some time, except during a short illness, he had been doing chores on a farm, for which he received his board and lodging. His life expectancy was some four years and nine months. The injury consisted of a fracture of the thigh bone of one leg near the hip. He was confined to a hospital for 12 weeks. There was necessarily considerable pain. He was delirious part of the time during the first several weeks. There resulted a shortening of the leg about three-fourths of an inch. Up to the time of the trial, over five months after the accident, he was unable to walk without a crutch. The opinion of the doctor was that further improvement would be very slow, that after some time plaintiff might be able to use a cane in place of the crutch. Plaintiff's hospital and medical expense was $374.80.
An examination of such cases as Johnson v. St. Paul City Ry. Co.
Judgment affirmed. *488