Long v. Vincent

RUFE, J., J.,

This opinion is written pursuant to the appeal of defendants, Gregory J. Vincent, M.D., George N. Costantino, M.D., William L. Kliefoth, D.O., and C.V.C. Surgical Associates, P.C., and the appeal of plaintiffs, George D. Long and Adeline Long, from our order of June 5, 1995 whereby we awarded plaintiffs George D. Long and Adeline Long, a new trial on liability and damages exclusively as to the issue of whether Dr. George J. Vincent was negligent in his handling of a choledochoscope during George Long’s gallbladder surgery.

On December 16, 1988, Mr. Long underwent a cholecystectomy…