Thompson v. Thompson

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

Following a jury verdict in favor of Dr. Bobby D. Thompson in this medical malpractice action, J. Coleman Tidwell, as trustee in bankruptcy for Norma S. Thompson, appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in instructing the jury that proximate cause is sometimes referred to as the “dominant cause.” As this issue has previously been decided adversely to Tidwell, we affirm.

The trial court instructed the jury as follows:

I will now give you the rule for determining whether injuries resulted from the Defendant’s negligence, if you find any on his part, and you will…