Doe v. Raezer

CERCONE, Judge:

This case presents an appeal and cross-appeal from the order of the trial court which granted defendants’ motion for remittitur or, in the alternative, a new trial. We reverse.

The facts, in short, are as follows: John Doe, a diabetic, experienced difficulty in completely emptying his bladder. In July 1987, Mr. Doe consulted David M. Raezer, M.D., a urologist and shareholder in the professional corporation Usurg Associates, Inc. Dr. Raezer diagnosed Mr. Doe as suffering from severe phimosis, involving a contraction of the foreskin of the penis, and balanitis, an inflammation of…