Hockett v. Dawdy

PRESIDING JUSTICE WELCH

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal by plaintiffs from a judgment in favor of defendants entered April 27, 1987, upon a verdict in the circuit court of Bond County. The issues raised on appeal are: (1) whether the trial court erred in denying plaintiffs’ motion for change of venue; and (2) whether the trial court erred in denying plaintiffs’ motion to set aside the verdict and grant a new trial.

In a lawsuit filed October 18, 1984, plaintiffs alleged that medical malpractice by defendants increased the severity of plaintiff Patrick Hockett’s condition (a…