Norman v. Wright

MICHAEL A. WOLFF, Judge.

This Court again considers the judgment upon the verdict in favor of Kimberly and Jerry Norman against Dr. Andy J. Wright for the wrongful death of the Normans’ son. In the first appeal, Norman I, 100 S.W.3d 783 (Mo. banc 2003), this Court reversed the circuit court’s judgment reducing the verdict by the amount of a pretrial settlement with two other defendants.

This appeal presents essentially the same question. After remand, the circuit court allowed an amendment to Dr. Wright’s answer to assert an affirmative defense and again reduced the verdict by the amount of the…