Vogt v. Katz

GRIMM, Judge.

In this jury tried case, plaintiff, Patricia Vogt, claimed that defendant, Dr. Harry Katz, caused her to contract an infection in her elbow when he did not properly cleanse the area before injecting her with a cortisone solution. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Katz. However, the trial court granted Vogt a new trial on the ground that the verdict was “against the greater weight of the evidence.” Katz appeals this trial court ruling. We affirm.

There is one controlling issue on appeal: Whether the trial court abused its discretion by granting a new trial on the grounds that…