Legal Opinion
Perkins v. Komarnyckyj
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided August 6, 1992No. CV-91-0104-PRPublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FELDMAN, Chief Justice.
The issue presented in this medical malpractice action is whether the trial judge’s erroneous ex parte instructions to the jury require a new trial on damages alone or on both liability and damages. We granted review because of the unique and important nature of the issues presented. See Rule 23(c)(4), Ariz.R.Civ.App.P., 17B A.R.S. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Ariz. Const, art. 6, § 5(3) and A.R.S. § 12-120.24.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Peter Perkins sued Drs. Phillip Cooke, a general dentist, and Orest Komamyckyj, a periodontist (Defendants), for…
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