Kreider v. Wellenbach

OLSZEWSKI, Judge.

This is an appeal from the Honorable Lawrence Prattis’ order denying defendants’ motion for post-trial relief. After a lengthy medical malpractice trial, the judge ordered a new trial on the ground that the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict concerning defendants’ negligence. The defendants argue on appeal that the judge should have molded the jury verdict to conform to the jurors’ expressed intentions.1 We *209find that the jury never rendered a verdict. There being no verdict, there was no verdict to mold. We therefore affirm.

Mrs. Kreider, a named plaintiff, suffers from…