Falcher v. St. Luke's Hospital Medical Center

EUBANK, Presiding Judge.

The main issue raised on appeal by this medical malpractice - case is whether the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the jury on the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur.

The plaintiff-appellant Edna M. Falcher, hereafter “plaintiff”, filed a medical malpractice action against appellees St. Luke’s Hospital Medical Center, hereafter “Hospital”, Patty J. Ryan, M. D., hereafter “Dr. Ryan”, and Sue Mulvihill, hereafter '“Nurse”. This appeal is from an order of the trial court granting Dr. Ryan a directed verdict at the close of plaintiff’s case, from the jury verdict and…