Kerr v. Long

JACKSON, Judge.

Violet Kerr (“plaintiff’) appeals from the trial court’s order entered 4 January 2007 granting a directed verdict in favor of Dr. Fred Long, Jr. (“defendant”). For the following reasons, we affirm.

On 21 January 2003, plaintiff began experiencing pain in her gallbladder area and presented to the Emergency Department at WakeMed, complaining of a sharp, stabbing pain in her upper abdomen. Doctors at WakeMed performed several tests on plaintiff, noted an enlargement in her stomach area, and instructed her to seek further treatment.

On 24 January 2003, plaintiff presented to Dr.…