Perry v. Hospital of St. Raphael

The plaintiff brought this action against the defendant hospital to recover damages for injuries sustained in a fall at the hospital that occurred subsequent to her eye surgery. After a trial by jury, a verdict was returned for the plaintiff in the amount of $170,000. The trial court denied the defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

The defendant appeals, claiming that the trial court erred (1) in granting the plaintiff’s motion to preclude the defendant’s expert witness from offering testimony, (2) in admitting into evidence a statement contained in the records from a…