Reynolds v. Dennison

PREWITT, Presiding Judge.

This is a malpractice action against a medical physician. Plaintiff asserted that Defendant was negligent following an operation wherein polyps were removed from his nasal passages, as Defendant failed to diagnose that the surgery caused “a herniation of the dura with leakage of cerebral spinal fluid.” Following jury trial, Plaintiff received a favorable verdict awarding him damages of $300,000.00. Judgment was entered accordingly. Defendant appeals.

For his first point, Defendant contends that the trial court erred in presenting to the jury a verdict-director…