Hyland v. St. Mark's Hospital

CROCKETT, Chief Justice.:

Plaintiff, Leonard Hyland, sued for injuries suffered while being catheterized by an orderly in the defendant St. Mark’s Hospital. In response to interrogatories a jury answered that the defendant was not negligent and judgment was entered accordingly. Thereafter, pursuant to the. plaintiff’s motion alternatively for a judgment n. o. v. or a new trial, the court stated that: “Judgment notwithstanding the verdict is granted pursuant to Rule 50(b)” and ordered: “Judgment is hereby entered for the plaintiff and against the defendant on the question of negligence and it…