Jenkins v. Parrish

STEWART, Justice:

Plaintiff, Ivan Jenkins, brought this medical malpractice action against defendant, Dr. Charles M. Parrish, alleging that as a result of the defendant’s negligence during plaintiff’s heart surgery he suffered partial blindness, loss of coordination, impairment of equilibrium, memory loss, personality changes and slowness of speech. After a trial of nine days, a jury found the issues in favor of defendant. Subsequently, the trial court denied plaintiff’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.

Plaintiff appeals, contending the trial court erred (1)…