Syth v. Parke

BAKES, Chief Justice.

This appeal arises from a claim of malpractice against a chiropractor. The trial court granted defendants a new trial on grounds of juror misconduct, but sometime later reversed that ruling and denied the new trial. Defendants appeal from the trial court’s reconsideration and reversal of its earlier order granting a new trial.

In July, 1983, plaintiff Thomas Syth slipped at work and injured his back. Following this accident, he consulted with defendant David Parke, a chiropractor located in Sandpoint, Idaho. Dr. Parke performed chiropractic adjustments on Syth beginning in…