Di Giovanni v. Pessel

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Haneman, J.

This is an action against Drs. Pessel and Borrus and Carrier Clinic (Clinic) alleging that defendants were guilty of malpractice and false imprisonment in the commitment of plaintiff to the Clinic, a private sanitarium. At the end of the case, the trial court directed a verdict in favor of Clinic on all counts. The trial court also directed a verdict in favor of both doctors on the malpractice count and directed a verdict in favor of plaintiff on the false imprisonment count. The court, however, denied plaintiff compensatory damages as a…