Kuhnke v. Fisher

Plaintiff, John Kuhnke, appeals from judgment entered upon a jury verdict in the Eighteenth Judicial District in favor of defendants John A. Fisher, M.D., and Douglas W. Alvord, M.D. Aetna Insurance Company and counsel for Dr. Alvord appeal the District Court order imposing sanctions for trial misconduct. We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand.

On May 1, 1978, Annabelle Kuhnke, 6-8 months pregnant, consulted with Dr. John Fisher of Bozeman to act as her physician. Annabelle was obese, 42 years of age, and experiencing her ninth pregnancy. All of these factors contributed to a high risk…