Chouinard v. Marjani

The plaintiff brought this action alleging negligence and intentional assault against the defendant, her doctor, for damages resulting from surgery performed on her without consent. The plaintiff appeals from the trial court’s judgment rendered upon a directed verdict for the defendant on the negligence claim, and upon a jury verdict for the defendant on the assault claim. She asserts that the trial court erred (1) in excluding from evidence any reference to allegedly false signatures appearing on a surgical consent form, (2) in refusing to grant motions for a continuance, (3) in admitting…