Michael Surber v. Mountain States Health Alliance d/b/a Johnson City Medical Center

Syllabus

This is a medical malpractice action1 in which the plaintiff filed suit against the hospital for treatment he received following an eye injury, raising claims of direct and vicarious liability. The case proceeded to a jury trial, at which the court granted a directed verdict on the claim of direct liability at the close of the plaintiff's proof. The plaintiff filed this appeal, claiming the trial court erred in limiting his expert witness testimony. We affirm.