BLUME v. AUER

No. 96-0175.

576 N.W.2d 122 (1997)

Dorothy BLUME, Plaintiff-Appellant, and Ronald Blume, Plaintiff, v. George G. AUER, Robert Merrick, and Andrew C. Smith, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

May 29, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas L. Staack and Chad A. Swanson of Dutton, Braun, Staack, Hellman & Iversen, P.L.C., Waterloo, for appellant.

Amy H. Snyder and Robert V.P. Waterman, Sr. of Lane & Waterman, Davenport, for appellees Merrick and Smith.

Thomas F. Ochs, Raymond R. Stefani and Steven A. Stefani of Gray, Stefani & Mitvalsky, P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellee Auer.

Heard by HABHAB, C.J., and HUITINK and STREIT, JJ.


HUITINK, Judge.

In this appeal Dorothy Blume contests the adequacy and consistency of a jury's special verdict awarding damages for medical negligence. Because we find the verdict is not inadequate or inconsistent, we affirm the district court's denial of Blume's motion for a new trial on damages.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

Dorothy Blume was admitted to Guttenburg Hospital on April 2, 1991, by her physician, Dr. Andrew...

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