Wallace v. Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center

The plaintiff appeals from the judgment rendered following the trial court’s granting of the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict in a medical malpractice action. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The plaintiff administratrix of the decedent’s estate, in a one count amended complaint, alleged that the defendant Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center negligently caused the plaintiffs decedent to lose his chance for successful treatment. At the close of the plaintiffs case, the trial court directed a verdict for the defendant because the plaintiff failed to prove that the…