Vaughn v. Griffith

This is a pro se appeal from a judgment rendered on a jury verdict in favor of Dr. Charles H. Griffith, Jr., and against Starla L. Vaughn and her father, Walter J. Vaughn, in a medical malpractice action.

Starla, a juvenile diabetic, was admitted to Holy Name of Jesus Hospital in 1982 and was cared for by Dr. Griffith. She was suffering from diabetic ketoacidosis and after admission developed a rare complication of that condition known as cerebral edema, a swelling of the tissues of the brain. As a result of that condition, Starla lost her eyesight and became partially paralyzed.

Starla, by and…