Catlett v. MacQueen

In this medical malpractice case, the plaintiff, Kenwood Junior Catlett, appeals a jury verdict rendered in favor of the defendant, Ian J. MacQueen, M.D. The plaintiff assigns as error the exclusion of three col- or photographs of his injuries, as well as instructional error. For the reasons discussed below, we find no error and affirm the judgment.

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On the morning of December 25, 1982, at approximately 3:30 a.m., the plaintiff was brought to the emergency room at the City Hospital in Martinsburg, suffering from injuries received about one hour earlier in an automobile accident. The plaintiff…