Eichelberger v. Barnes Hospital

DOWD, Judge.

Plaintiff Mary Eichelberger instituted this medical malpractice suit against Barnes Hospital alleging that defendant through its employee, Doctor Hirschel, negligently punctured the plaintiff’s right lung while attempting to perform a medical procedure known as a subclavian stick.

The court overruled defendant’s motion for a directed verdict at the close of all the evidence, and the case was submitted to the jury. The jury rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $50,000. Thereafter, the court overruled defendant’s motion for a judgment notwithstanding the…