Byrne v. Mercy Health System

BURR II, J.,

The defendants Mark Lisberger M.D. and Marple Medical Associates Inc. only, appeal from the judgment entered in the above-captioned medical malpractice wrongful death and survival action alleging that the defendants’ negligent failure to diagnose and treat the coronary artery disease of plaintiff’s decedent, Mary F. Byme, caused her death. Judgment was entered following entry of the order denying the defendants’ motion for post-trial relief seeking judgment n.o.v. or a new trial.

On April 15,1998, at 10:42 p.m., Mary Byrne, age 55, presented to the emergency room of Mercy Community…