DeMoss v. Hamilton

NEUMAN, Justice.

Plaintiff Lorraine DeMoss’s husband died of a heart attack several hours after he was examined and treated by defendant Raymond Hamilton, D.O., at the Jackson County Public Hospital in Maquoketa. DeMoss sued Hamilton and his medical group, Medical Associates of Maquoketa, P.C., for malpractice. On this appeal following the jury’s verdict for the defendants, DeMoss alleges trial court eviden-tiary and instructional error warranting a new trial. At issue are questions concerning when, if ever, a patient’s fault may be considered by the jury and compared with the alleged fault of…