Oxford v. UPSON COUNTY HOSPITAL, INC.

Blackburn, Judge.

Carolyn Oxford appeals the trial court’s denial of her motion for new trial following a defendant’s verdict in a jury trial. On appeal, Oxford asserts that the trial court’s jury charge on the issues of causation, 1 failure to exercise ordinary care, and comparative negligence were in error. Oxford’s physician diagnosed Oxford with gastroenteritis and mild dehydration and, thereafter, he checked her into the Upson County Hospital, Inc. (Upson). While a patient at Upson, Oxford fell and struck her head in the bathroom of her hospital room. Oxford then sued Upson and her nurses…