Silberstein v. Berwald

ROBERT C. J. HOESTER, Special Judge.

Plaintiff sued for medical malpractice for failure to diagnose an inspissated barium bolus and failure to diagnose the existence of a tumor, cancer of the rectal-sigmoid and for failure to diagnose the perforation of the deceased’s bowel, lower intestine, and colon. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s evidence, the Court sustained a directed verdict from which plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff’s motion for new trial contained several allegations of error, including evi-dentiary questions. Plaintiff claims he made a submissible case in regard to the only point he…