Morrill v. Tilney

This is an appeal from a jury verdict for the plaintiff and the denial by the Trial Court (Goode, J.) of the defendant’s motions for nonsuit, directed verdict, and judgment notwithstanding the verdict or new trial. The defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying these motions because no reasonable person could have believed the plaintiff’s evidence at trial, and because the alleged malpractice was merely a mistake in professional judgment. We reject these contentions, and affirm the rulings of the trial court.

On October 11, 1981, the plaintiff, a self-employed logger, injured the…