Cooper ex rel. Cooper v. Lankenau Hospital

OPINION

Justice BAER.

Appellants seek a new trial in this medical battery/lack-of-consent ease on the ground that the trial court erroneously instructed the jury on the technical elements of battery, particularly the intent to cause a harmful or offensive contact. They further maintain that the charge was erroneous because it instructed the jury that Appellants/Plaintiffs were required to prove that the surgeon who performed the allegedly unauthorized operation did so with the intent to harm. Viewing the jury charge in its entirety, we conclude that it clearly and accurately set forth the law.…