Smith v. Washington

716 N.E.2d 607 (1999)

James H. SMITH, Appellant/Cross-Appellee-Plaintiff,

v.

Wilbert WASHINGTON, M.D., Appellee/Cross-Appellant-Defendant.

No. 49A04-9808-CV-398.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

September 28, 1999.

Thomas C. Doehrman, Conour Doehrman Starkey, Indianapolis, Indiana, Attorney for Appellant.

Todd J. Kaiser, Peter H. Pogue, Locke Reynolds Boyd & Weisell, Indianapolis, Indiana, Attorneys for Appellee.

OPINION

RILEY, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Plaintiff-Appellant, James Smith (Smith), appeals the trial court's conclusion that the damages awarded to him be reduced by fifty percent (50%).…