German v. Nichopoulos

NEARN, Judge.

This is a plaintiffs’ appeal from the action of the Trial Judge in a medical malpractice case in (a) directing a verdict for the defendant hospital at the close of plaintiffs’ proof and (b) directing a verdict for the defendant doctor at the close of all the proof.

Plaintiff, William L. German, is the husband of Linda D. German and his claim is for loss of consortium and medical expenses incurred in behalf of his wife. Since his claim is purely derivative, during the course of this Opinion we will refer to the plaintiffs in the singular. By the use of the term, plaintiff, we refer…