Kaminski v. Newton

On April 10, 1981, Eugene and Geraldine Kaminski filed a medical malpractice complaint against Holy Cross Hospital and Dr. Kenneth Newton. Plaintiffs alleged that defendants’ negligence caused the right foot of Eugene Kaminski (hereafter plaintiff) to become gangrenous, requiring the amputation of the foot. Plaintiffs sought compensation for damages sustained as a result of the loss of plaintiff’s foot.

Following trial, the jury returned a verdict against defendant Newton and in favor of plaintiff in the sum of $75,000 and in favor of plaintiff’s wife in the sum of $1,000. A judgment of no…