CRAWLEY, Judge.
In July 1998, Lillie Ree McGaster sued South Baldwin Hospital, Courcy and Cain, M.D.'s., P.A., and Dr. David W. Cain, alleging that Dr. Cain had negligently allowed a sponge used in gall-bladder-removal surgery to remain inside her and to cause internal injuries. The claim against the hospital and Dr. Cain's medical practice was based upon the doctrine of respondeat superior. The case proceeded to a jury trial. At the close of McGaster's evidence,...
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