Lundahl v. Rockford Memorial Hospital Ass'n

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE ABRAHAMSON

delivered the opinion of the court.

The plaintiffs brought suit in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County against Rockford Memorial Hospital Association and Dr. C. R. Paynter for injuries allegedly suffered by the plaintiff, Paul A. Lundahl, as a result of the defendants’ negligence. At the close of the plaintiffs’ case, the trial court, on the motion of the defendants, directed a verdict in their favor and this appeal resulted.

For years our courts have held that a motion to direct a verdict for the defendant should be allowed where the evidence, when considered…