Long v. Johnson

In a medical malpractice action plaintiff Harriet Cherie Long (Cherie) by her next friend (and father) Raymond Long appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of defendant Edward M. Johnson, M.D. (Johnson) and from the trial court’s entry of judgment for defendant Union Hospital (Union) notwithstanding the jury’s verdict against Union and in favor of Cherie.

The facts most favorable to the jury’s verdict in favor of Cherie and against Union, and to the verdict (and the trial court’s judgment) against Cherie and in favor of Johnson, are as follows: Cherie’s mother, Wanda Long…