Bernstein v. Bodean

OPINION OF THE COURT

Mangano, J.

The gravamen of this appeal concerns the question of whether the trial court, in a medical malpractice action, unduly restricted plaintiffs examination of physician members of a medical malpractice panel resulting in prejudice to plaintiff.

We hold that the trial court did not err in limiting the questions asked of the medical panelists. Accordingly, we affirm.

Deborah Bernstein began what became an extensive course of treatment in June, 1966 when defendant Dr. Bodean removed a wart from her left thumb. The other doctor defendants either treated her or, as…