Tudor v. Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc.

WORKMAN, Chief Justice:

This case is before the Court upon the appeal of Charleston Area Medical Center (“CAMC”) and Janice Smith (“Appellant Smith”) (collectively “Appellants”) from the April 15, 1996, final order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County denying the Appellants’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or, in the alternative, for a new trial, arising from a December 15, 1995,1 jury trial wherein a verdict was returned in favor of the Appellee, Jana Lynn Tudor. *117The jury awarded the Appellee $86,157 in special damages for lost wages, $500,000 in general damages for “damage…