Brown v. DeKalb Medical Center

Blackburn, Judge.

This medical malpractice claim by Natalie Brown, the executor of Christine Riley’s estate, sought damages for injuries stemming from bedsores Riley allegedly suffered while a patient at DeKalb Medical’s nursing home. The trial court directed a verdict in DeKalb’s favor on the issue of punitive damages. After a jury returned a $165,000 verdict of compensatory damages for the estate, the court granted DeKalb a j.n.o.v. Riley’s executor, Brown, appeals on behalf of the estate. “[I]n reviewing a [j.n.o.v.], an appellate court must view the evidence in the light most favorable to…