Smith v. McMillan

LAMBERT, Justice.

The issue presented is whether the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the trial court’s order overruling appellant’s motion for new trial on grounds of inadequacy of damages and misconduct of appellee’s counsel during summation. Appellant has presented additional claims for reversal, but in view of our disposition, it is unnecessary to address each such claim.

Appellant brought this action against ap-pellee, a dermatologist, on grounds that he failed to exercise that degree of care and skill required of a reasonably competent physician and failed to obtain her informed…