Beatty v. Morgan

Birdsong, Judge.

This appeal arises from a directed verdict in favor of appellee/ physician in this medical malpractice action. Appellant’s enumeration of error challenges the propriety of the directed verdict. Appellee has filed a cross-appeal challenging the trial court’s allowance of the testimony of appellant’s expert witness. Because a reversal of the trial court’s decision concerning the testimony of the expert witness would mandate affirmance of the directed verdict, we will first address the issue presented by the cross-appeal. Held:

1. The trial court did not err in permitting…