Baker v. English

The issue in this medical malpractice case is whether an erroneous discovery ruling by the trial court constituted prejudicial error, requiring reversal of a judgment in plaintiffs favor. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the trial court’s ruling was not prejudicial and, hence, that reversal is not required.

Because a jury rendered a verdict in favor of Timothy Baker (plaintiff), we view the facts in the light most favorable to him. See Conway v. Pacific University, 324 Or 231, 233 n 1, 924 P2d 818 (1996) (stating principle). At some time in the 1980s, plaintiff and his wife became…