St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Brady

This appeal concerns what caused Mr. Brady’s blood clot which led to his death. In my judgment, substantial proof was introduced to support a jury finding that the second fall was the proximate cause. The majority opinion states that no conclusion was reached by a medical doctor on the cause of Mr. Brady’s blood clot. But a medical conclusion concerning causation is not required for the matter to go to the jury. Here, Dr. Bell’s initial opinion was that trauma from one of the two falls “most likely” caused the blood clot. That testimony coupled with testimony from three witnesses concerning…