COMBS v. HAHN

No. 25824.

516 S.E.2d 506 (1999)

205 W.Va. 102

Lisa A. COMBS, Plaintiff Below, Appellant, v. John L. HAHN, M.D., Defendant Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided June 11, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laurie Garrigan McKowen, Kathleen T. Pettigrew, Masters & Taylor, Charleston, West Virginia, Peter C. Burnett, Burnett & Williams, Leesburg, Virginia, Attorneys for Appellant.

Susan S. Brewer, Jacqueline A. Jordon, Steptoe & Johnson, Morgantown, West Virginia, Attorneys for Appellee.


DAVIS, Justice:

Lisa A. Combs, the appellant herein and plaintiff below (hereinafter "Ms. Combs"), filed this appeal from a favorable jury verdict in a medical malpractice action against the appellee herein and defendant below, Dr. John L. Hahn (hereinafter "Dr. Hahn"). The jury awarded to Ms. Combs $16,125.00 for past medical expenses. However, the jury made no award for general damages (pain and suffering). After addressing the threshold question of whether Ms....

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