Wigglesworth v. St. Joseph Riverside Hospital

Nader, Judge.

Appellant, Thomas R. Wigglesworth III, appeals from the verdict issued by the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas in favor of appellant and against appellee, St. Joseph Riverside Hospital (“St. Joseph’s”), solely on the issue of damages.

On June 7, 1992, appellant sustained fractures of his left tibia and fibula during a motorcycle race and was taken by ambulance to St. Joseph’s. He was treated in the emergency room by Dr. Sterle, who subsequently performed surgery to place a metal plate in appellant’s leg.

On June 25, 1992, appellant returned to St. Joseph’s for additional…