Borowski v. Von Solbrig

This is a medical malpractice case in which plaintiff alleges that defendant doctor and hospital negligently treated a pre-existing leg injury suffered by plaintiff and that as a result the leg had to be amputated above the knee. After accepting a settlement from the automobile driver whose negligence produced the original injury to the leg, plaintiff pursued this cause of action against the instant defendants. After a jury trial, plaintiff was awarded a verdict of $200,000. This verdict was reduced by the trial judge to a judgment against defendants of $170,000, the amount of the reduction…