Strubhart v. Perry Memorial Hospital Trust Authority

LAVENDER, Justice.

A jury verdict was returned in favor of appellant, Kristi L. Strubhart (hereafter plaintiff), personal representative of the estate of Geoffrey B. Tearney (Geoffrey), deceased and against appellee, Perry Memorial Hospital Trust Authority (hospital) for negligence in causing Geoffrey’s death. We decide whether the trial judge erred in granting a new trial to the hospital upon plaintiffs refusal to accept a remittitur. We hold that, although the trial court erred in granting hospital’s alternative motion for a remittitur, we cannot say the trial court abused his discretion in…