Calhoun v. Jersey Shore Hospital

*569SPAETH, Judge:

Dorothy Calhoun filed an action in trespass against Jersey Shore Hospital alleging that as a result of the hospital’s negligence she had fallen in the hospital and suffered injuries to her back and right leg. The case was tried before a jury, and following a denial of the hospital’s motion for compulsory nonsuit and directed verdict, the jury returned a verdict for Mrs. Calhoun in the amount of $12,000. The hospital filed a motion for judgment non obstante veredicto or new trial. The motion was denied, and this appeal followed.

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The hospital contends that the lower court should…