Drew v. Tenet St. Mary's, Inc.

LEVENSON, JEFFREY R., Associate Judge.

Joyce Drew appeals from a final judgment in a medical malpractice case in favor of St. Mary’s Hospital. The court below denied Drew’s motion for directed verdict on the issue of comparative negligence. The jury subsequently found Drew to be 70% comparatively negligent. Drew then filed a motion for new trial on the ground that the verdict was against the manifest weight of the evidence. The trial court denied the motion. We affirm, but write to discuss appellant’s contention that the trial court erred in denying her motion for directed verdict.

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