Willinger v. Mercy Catholic Medical Center

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

A jury awarded appellant Lawrence J. Willinger, Jr., $455,199.75 in a wrongful death and survival action against appellee Mercy Catholic Medical Center. Appellant had *444brought the action to recover for the death of his son, Leonard. The Superior Court, in a unanimous opinion, affirmed the lower court’s order as to appellee’s liability, but remanded for a new trial on the issue of damages. The Superior Court held the trial court’s charge erroneous.1 Lawrence Willinger and Mercy Catholic Medical Center each appealed from the Superior Court decision.2.

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