Bell v. Sabates

JOSEPH M. ELLIS, Chief Judge.

On September 2, 1998, Appellants/Cross-Respondents Beth and Robert Bell filed a Petition for Damages against Respondent/Cross-Appellant Dr. Felix Sa-bates in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri. In the petition, the Bells claimed that Dr. Sabates, an ophthalmologist, had been negligent in performing cataract surgery on Beth Bell’s left eye and in failing to diagnose certain problems following the surgery resulting in a significant loss of vision in her left eye.

Jury trial in the matter began on December 10, 2001. On December 15, 2001, *119the jury returned a…