St. John v. Peterson

WILBUR, Justice.

[¶ 1.] The circuit court entered judgment for Defendant, Dr. Linda Peterson. Plaintiff, Lita St. John, appeals the judgment and challenges the court’s ruling that certain evidence was not relevant and, therefore, was inadmissible. We affirm.

Background

[¶ 2.] This is the third appeal of this medical malpractice action. See St. John v. Peterson (St. John I), 2011 S.D. 58, 804 N.W.2d 71; St. John v. Peterson (St. John II), 2013 S.D. 67, 837 N.W.2d 394. The subject of the first appeal involved an appeal of the 2010 jury verdict in favor of Dr. Peterson. St. John I, 2011 S.D. 58, ¶…