ESTATE OF STALKUP v. VANCOUVER CLINIC, INC.

No. 35682-1-II.

187 P.3d 291 (2008)

The ESTATE of John Dean STALKUP, by and through Susan STALKUP, as Personal Representative, and Susan Stalkup, individually, Respondents, v. The VANCOUVER CLINIC, INC., P.S., and James Hampton, M.D., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

July 1, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary H. Spillane, William Kastner & Gibbs, Seattle, WA, Jeffrey Richard Street, Attorney at Law, Portland, OR, for Appellants.

Steven Richard Pruzan, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Respondents.


QUINN-BRINTNALL, J.

¶ 1 The jury in a medical malpractice case returned a special verdict finding that, although Dr. James Hampton was negligent, his negligence did not cause John Stalkup's death. John's1 widow, Susan Stalkup, moved for a judgment as a matter of law on the issue of proximate cause under CR 50(a)(1) and a new trial on the sole issue of damages under CR 59(a)(7). The trial court denied Susan's motion but held that the...

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