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VALBERT v. PASS

No. 88-1461.

866 F.2d 237 (1989)

Louis W. VALBERT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dr. James H. PASS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 19, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathryn A. Spalding, Hinshaw Culbertson Moelmann Hoban & Fuller, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Mitchell K. Shick, Harlan Heller Ltd., Mattoon, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Before POSNER and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges, and ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Louis W. Valbert filed this medical malpractice suit against Dr. James H. Pass, seeking $500,000 in damages for injuries suffered as the result of the amputation of his right lower leg. The jurisdiction of the district court was based on diversity of citizenship under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Dr. Pass requested a jury trial, and the jury returned a verdict in his favor. The district court denied Mr. Valbert's motion for a new trial. We affirm...

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