Kirkpatrick v. Wolford

GOSHORN, Judge.

Appellants Tom and Karen Kirkpatrick raise two issues in this appeal from a final judgment entered pursuant to a jury verdict finding that Dr. Wolford did not negligently cause the death of the Kirkpatricks’ newborn son. We find that one issue merits discussion but affirm.

Appellants argue that the trial court erred in determining that certain medical texts were authoritative for use in cross-examination of their experts. They contend that the preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding of authoritativeness and also assert that the standard for determining…