LeBlanc v. Lentini

Plaintiffs filed suit in circuit court on August 16, 1973, alleging medical malpractice by the defendant, and others, in connection with surgeries performed by the defendant on plaintiff Samuel LeBlanc on January 22, 1973, and January 25, 1973, in a hospital in Cheboygan, Michigan.

On December 18, 1975, a jury returned verdicts in favor of both plaintiffs, Samuel LeBlanc was awarded $225,000 and Beverly LeBlanc was awarded $25,000. Judgment was subsequently entered on these verdicts. Defendant’s motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for relief from judgment, or in the…