Snelson v. Kamm

Plaintiff, Robert Snelson, brought a negligence action against defendants, Donald Kamm, M.D. (Kamm), and St. Mary’s Hospital of Decatur (St. Mary’s). Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Macon County, a verdict was returned in favor of Snelson and against Kamm and St. Mary’s in the amount of $7 million. After a hearing on defendants’ posttrial motions, the trial court granted St. Mary’s a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (judgment n.o.v.) on the issue of proximate cause and granted Kamm a new trial on the issue of damages, setting aside the $7 million award. The appellate court…