Myers v. Estate of Alessi

ALPERT, Judge.

A medical malpractice action was brought by Florence A. Myers and her husband, appellants, against Edward J. Alessi, M.D., appellee. 1 Having lost before the Health Claims Arbitration Board, appellants filed a timely appeal in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. After a trial in that court, the jury returned a verdict on behalf of appellee. Appellants have filed an appeal from the judgment in which they present the following questions:

1. Whether the trial court’s instruction on the issue of contributory negligence was erroneous because it: (a) failed to instruct the jury that…