Brown v. Moore

MARSH, District Judge.

The trial in this case resulted in verdicts of $35,000 in the survival action and $25,000 in the wrongful death action. Motions were made to enter judgment for defendants and third-party defendant in accordance with their motions for a directed verdict, on which judgment was reserved; or in the alternative to grant a new trial, or dismiss the action for lack of jurisdiction.

The motions contained reasons which can be classified as follows:(1) denial of liability for malpractice of a physician in the exercise of professional services;(2) denial that the owners of a private…