Young v. Oury

KONENKAMP, Justice.

[¶ 1.] In this medical malpractice case, the jury returned a verdict for defendant doctor. Plaintiff appeals, asserting circuit court error in improperly admitting evidence, precluding relevant evidence, refusing a jury instruction, and prejudicially commenting on the case in the presence of the jury.

Background

[¶ 2.] While being treated for a cancerous tumor in her kidney in 2007, Kathy Young was diagnosed with a diseased aortic valve. She consulted Dr. K. John Heil-man of the Heart Doctor’s Clinic in Spearñsh, South Dakota. Dr. Heilman recommended “eatherization and valve…