Bowie v. Hearn

Appellant, Henry B. Hearn, IV, appeals from a jury verdict awarding respondent, Chad E. Bowie, a minor by his guardian-ad-litem, Pamela Bowie, $18,000.00 in this medical malpractice action. We reverse.

In an action at law, tried by a jury, our jurisdiction extends only to the correction of errors at law. Jones v. Sun Publishing Company, Inc., 278 S. C., 12, 292 S. E. (2d) 23 (1982).

On September 14, 1981, Dr. Hearn, an obstetrician-gynecologist, delivered Chad Bowie by a caesarean section operation. In making the incision, Dr. Hearn cut the baby’s cheek. As a result of the cut, approximately…