M.E.S. v. Daughters of Charity Services of St. Louis

KAROHL, Judge.

Appellants M.E.S. and M.J.S. (plaintiffs) appeal after the trial court denied their motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or in the alternative, for a new trial. They sued the Daughters of Charity Services of St. Louis, Inc., d/b/a DePaul Hospital (De-Paul), Jerold J. Kreisman, M.D., P.C., and Dr. Jerold J. Kreisman (Dr. Kreisman), for medical malpractice while M.E.S. was a mental patient at DePaul in October, 1993. The jury found for defendants. Plaintiffs appeal only the judgment for DePaul. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

The relevant facts are not…