Spilotro v. Hugi

Plaintiff, Victor Spilotro, appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Lake County which directed a verdict in favor of defendant, Dr. Ross Hugi, at the close of plaintiff’s case. Plaintiff contends that the court erred in (1) requiring unnecessary facts to be added to a hypothetical question posed by plaintiff to his expert witnesses; (2) sustaining defendant’s objections to certain portions of an evidence deposition of an expert witness; and (3) in directing a verdict for defendant.

Plaintiff brought this action for damages alleging that defendant, who was a veterinarian, negligently…