Boyer v. Ohio State University Medical Center, 07ap-742 (5-1-2008)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, Lance Boyer, executor of decedent Mary Jane Boyer's ("Mrs. Boyer") estate, appeals from the judgment of the Court of Claims of Ohio denying plaintiff's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict ("JNOV") and motion for a new trial. The trial court ruled in favor of defendants-appellees, The Ohio State University Medical Center and James Cancer Hospital. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

{¶ 2} In January 2002, Mrs. Boyer was diagnosed with granulocytic sarcoma ("GS"), which is a rare form of cancer. Mrs. Boyer…