Browning v. Lewis

LEHAN, Judge.

In this medical malpractice suit for damages from injuries allegedly caused to a baby by the negligence of defendant obstetrician we reverse the trial court’s order denying plaintiff’s motion for a new trial. The grounds for the motion were that there was error in the admission of testimony that the mother had engaged in alcohol and illegal drug use. That testimony involved a particular occasion of both drug and alcohol use before the mother knew she was pregnant and indicated that the mother had drunk a lot, at least on that occasion, before she had become aware of her pregnancy…