Riverside Hosp., Inc. v. Johnson

Holding

Terry Allan Johnson, the executor of the estate of Elaine Dudley Johnson (the Estate), filed a motion for judgment against Riverside Regional Medical Center (Riverside) and its employee Nurse Nicole Green alleging that the defendants failed to accurately assess Elaine Dudley Johnson’s risk of falling and then failed to institute appropriate measures to prevent her from falling. A jury returned a verdict in favor of the Estate. In this appeal, Riverside and Nurse Green (the Defendants) challenge four of the trial court’s evidentiary rulings and a jury instruction. For the reasons set out below, we conclude that there was no error in the trial court’s rulings and, consequently, we will affirm the judgment of the trial court.