Rimmele v. Northridge Hospital Foundation

Opinion

THOMPSON, J.

In this appeal from a judgment for defendants in a medical malpractice action, appellant contends: (1) the trial court erroneously directed a verdict in favor of defendants Greenberg and King; (2) the court improperly instructed the jury on the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur as applicable to defendant Northridge Hospital Foundation; and (3) the court improperly limited the effect of an answer to interrogatories filed by Northridge. We conclude that the trial court prejudicially erred in instructing on the applicability of conditional res ipsa loquitur to the case at bench…