Fosgate v. Corona

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Sullivan, J.

This is a malpractice case in which certification was granted, 65 N. J. 283 (1974), to consider plaintiffs’ contention that the damages awarded by the jury were patently inadequate and were the result of an erroneous charge by the trial court on the issue of aggravation of a preexisting disease.

The charge of malpractice stems from plaintiff Mary Eosgate having consulted defendant Dr. Anthony G. Corona in the early part of 1963. Her complaints included persistent cough, tired feeling and loss of appetite. She contends that she was suffering…