Gray v. Kieger

In this medical malpractice action, the jury, answering special questions, found in substantial part for the plaintiff. The defendant’s appeal attacks the judge’s denial of postverdict motions for judgment n.o.v. or a new trial.

1. Facts. Clement Gray, the plaintiff, nearly eighteen years old at the time, suffered severe injuries in an automobile accident in the early morning of December 4, 1976. Removed from his smashed vehicle by “jaws of life,” he was taken to Framingham Union Hospital. The defendant, A. Bill Kieger, an orthopedic surgeon, was summoned, and he found among the plaintiff’s…