Wade v. Chengappa

This is an appeal by Diana Wade and her husband from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Wetzel County awarding them $24,455.71 on the basis of a jury verdict in a medical malpractice action. On appeal, the appellants claim that the circuit court erred in failing to strike one of the prospective jurors in the case for cause, and they also claim that the verdict amount returned by the jury was inadequate as a matter of law.

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FACTS

On May 25, 1990, Dr. K.M. Chengappa, a surgeon, performed a hysterectomy on Diana Wade at Wetzel County Hospital. In the course of the surgery, a retractor was placed…