Deyo v. Kinley

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• recognizing that “even where an issue is not preserved, we can reverse in exceptional cases where there is plain error that affects substantial rights of the party” and “result[s] in a miscarriage of justice” (quotation omitted)
• explaining that aggrieved party must make “specific objection, including a clear statement of the matter to which he objects and the grounds of the objection” or issue is not preserved for appeal (quotation omitted)
• issue not preserved on appeal unless aggrieved party makes specific objection at trial clearly stating grounds for objection
• in medical malpractice cases, “normally a complicated medical procedure, not easily evaluated by a lay person, is at issue”
• purpose of requiring timely objection is to bring error to attention of trial court so that court may have opportunity to correct the error
• court’s curative instruction served adequately to cure alleged error in plaintiffs’ counsel’s closing argument

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).