Legal Opinion
Maxey v. Hubble
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 10, 1989No. Record 880908 and 880915PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Russell
delivered the opihion of the Court.
This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff in a medical malpractice case. The dispositive question is whether the conduct of plaintiffs counsel was so calculated to inflame and prejudice the jury as to preclude a fair trial. We conclude that it was, and reverse.
Barbara B. Hubble was a patient of Dr. Ellis F. Maxey, an ophthalmologist. On January 23, 1984, Dr. Maxey performed an operation on Mrs. Hubble’s right eye, removing a cataract and implanting an intraocular lens. The operation was performed in Riverside Hospital in Newport News, where…
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