Opinion ID: 1903369
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: whether the trial court erred in denying purdon's motion for directed verdict as to mr. locke's medical negligence claim.

Text: ¶ 21. Again, through this assignment of error, Dr. Purdon is essentially asking this Court to second-guess both the jury and the trial judge. Although Purdon raises several new factual points regarding the elements of medical negligence that he has yet to raise and calls into question some testimony offered by the Lockes, the standard is still the same. The jury and, subsequently, the trial judge examined the evidence from a much better vantage point than we and found Purdon liable for Mr. Locke's injuries. Despite Purdon's attempts to the contrary, a review of the record, giving the verdict all favorable inferences, shows ample justification for the jury's decision and no abuse of discretion by the trial judge. As such, we find this issue without merit.