Schutte v. Mooney

Wolff, Judge.

{¶ 1} George Schutte, individually and as administrator of the estate of his wife, Cheryl A. Schutte, appeals from a judgment of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, which granted a directed verdict in favor of Joseph F. Mooney, M.D., on Schutte’s medical-malpractice claim, after excluding Schutte’s expert witness.

{¶ 2} According to Schutte’s pretrial statement of facts, on January 15, 1999, Cheryl Schutte sought treatment from her gynecologist, Dr. Moezzi, for excessive and prolonged menstrual bleeding. Her gynecologist prescribed a short course of birth-control pills to…