Chiaverini v. Sewickley Valley Hospital

HOFFMAN, Judge:

These cross-appeals are from an order dated February 27, 1991, granting plaintiffs motion for a new trial following an inconsistent jury verdict. 1 In the appeal docketed at No. 585 Pittsburgh 1991, Sewickley Valley Hospital (“SVH”), the defendant in this medical malpractice action, contends that (1) the trial court abused its discretion by granting a new trial; and (2) the new trial, if upheld, should be limited to the issue of liability. In the cross-appeal, docketed at No. 623 Pittsburgh 1991, the cross-appellant (“plaintiff”) contends that the new trial was properly…