WHEELER v. CENTRAL VT. MEDICAL CENTER

No. 88-050.

582 A.2d 165 (1990)

Rose Marie WHEELER v. CENTRAL VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER, INC. and Medical Staff of Central Vermont Hospital.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

Motion for Reargument Denied January 4, 1990.

Motion for Reargument Denied August 14, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Meub and Timothy L. Taylor of Kelley, Meub, Powers & English, Ltd., Middlebury, for plaintiff-appellee.

Allan R. Keyes of Ryan Smith & Carbine, Ltd., Rutland, for defendant-appellant.

Before ALLEN, C.J., PECK and DOOLEY, JJ., BARNEY, C.J. (Ret.) and KEYSER, J. (Ret.), Specially Assigned.


Defendant's Motion for Reargument Denied January 4, 1990.

Plaintiff's Motion for Reargument Denied August 14, 1990.

ALLEN, Chief Justice.

Defendant Hospital corporation appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict awarding plaintiff compensatory and punitive damages for negligently granting privileges to a surgeon who performed unsuccessful surgery on her, with resultant injuries. We affirm the judgment on liability and compensatory damages and...

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