Legal Opinion
Goff v. Seldera
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided May 29, 1996No. 95-0135, 95-1013PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNettesheim, J.
This case presents two appeals and a cross-appeal resulting from a medical malpractice action in which a jury awarded Dorothy Goff over $1 million in damages against Dr. Joy Seldera. On direct appeal from the judgment, Seldera contends that the statute of limitations barred Goffs action and the trial court improperly informed the jury of the effect of an answer to a special verdict question. We reject Seldera's arguments.
On the cross-appeal, Goff challenges the trial court's postverdict ruling rejecting her motion to add the Wisconsin Patients Compensation Fund (the Fund) as a party to the…
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