Walker v. Humana Medical Corp.

This is an appeal from an order of the Madison County Circuit Court granting the defendant's motion for a j.n.o.v.

Mr. Billy J. Walker, appellant herein and plaintiff below, brought action against Humana Medical Corporation alleging that the defendant negligently or wantonly permitted the transfusion of incompatible blood to the plaintiff. The defendant answered with a general denial.

A jury trial of this action was commenced on September 15, 1981. At the conclusion of the plaintiff's case in chief the defendant moved for a directed verdict on the ground that the plaintiff had failed to produce…