Beard v. Meridia Huron Hospital

{¶ 46} The court of appeals fully appreciated the nuances of the issue presented, applied the relevant precedents precisely as they should have been applied, and unanimously reached the right result, which was to reverse the jury verdict for appellant, Dr. Oscar Nicholson Jr., and to remand for a new trial. The majority loses focus on the true issue, misperceives the prejudicial nature of the testimony at issue, and reverses a well-reasoned judgment, thereby reinstating a flawed jury verdict. I dissent.

{¶ 47} In Piotrowski v. Corey Hosp. (1961), 172 Ohio St. 61, 15 O.O.2d 126, 173 N.E.2d 355,…