Meyer v. McDonnell

Alvin Meyer, hereinafter called appellant, filed suit against Edmond J. McDonnell, M.D., the appellee, in Baltimore City Court, alleging that as the result of an orthopedic operation upon his back he suffered sexual impotency and a lack of bowel and bladder control. We are obliged to reverse the judgment rendered in favor of Dr. McDonnell because the trial judge instructed the jury that evidence of Dr. McDonnell’s tampering with the appellant’s witnesses was admissible only for the purpose of raising an inference that the testimony of the witnesses would be unfavorable to Dr. McDonnell, and…