Johnson v. Berg

BOYD, Justice.

Appellant Dorothea Johnson (Johnson) brings this appeal from a directed verdict in favor of appellee Howard Berg, M.D. (Berg) in a medical malpractice case. In the suit, Johnson sought damages for injuries to her right hand and fingers which she maintains were caused by the negligence of Berg. The question for our decision is whether the exclusion of Johnson’s expert witness was appropriate because of an alleged failure to comply with discovery rules.

In two points, Johnson contends the trial court erred in excluding the testimony, (1) because she had adequately and timely…