Baptist Memorial Hosp. v. Bowen

The issue presented by this case is whether the trial court erred in denying the defendant's motion for JNOV, or, in the alternative, for a new trial, where the court's judgment was based upon a jury verdict that the defendant alleges was inconsistent with the legal theories advanced by the plaintiff at trial. Because the verdict form used was a general one, and because there was evidence adduced from which the jury could have found liability based on one of the legal theories advanced by the plaintiff in his complaint, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Viewing the evidence in the…