Maedgen v. Kolodny

COLEMAN, Justice.

This is a medical malpractice case. The trial court withdrew the case from the jury and entered a verdict for the defendant. The question presented is whether the evidence was sufficient as a matter of law to raise a question of fact as to the existence of negligence on the part of appellee which was the proximate cause of the damage suffered by appellant.

Appellant, Mrs. Maurice Maedgen, was afflicted with a condition known as Ptosis of the right upper eyelid, characterized by abnormal drooping to the extent that it covered practically all of the right eye. She was unable to…