BEASLEY, J.
Plaintiff, Lloyd Mitchell, appeals by leave granted from the trial court's order granting defendant a new trial after a jury verdict for plaintiff. On appeal, we reverse and reinstate the jury verdict for plaintiff.
Plaintiff sued defendant, a medical doctor, for assault and battery and obtained a unanimous jury verdict for $37,000 in damages. Plaintiff claimed that, while hospitalized under defendant's care, defendant struck him on the left side...
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