Seaton v. Rosenberg

STEPHENSON, Justice.

The questions presented on this appeal are the propriety of remarks of the trial court on the testimony of the medical expert testifying for the movant and the ruling on hypothetical questions propounded to the medical expert. The trial court entered judgment on a jury verdict for the respondent, Dr. Theodore Rosenberg, and the Court of Appeals affirmed. We granted discretionary review and reverse for a new trial.

Evelyn Seaton, a 49-year-old registered nurse in normal physical condition, was the patient undergoing a surgical procedure for a gallbladder condition. Dr.…