(DOWNLOAD) "Westbrook V. Lea General Hospital" by New Mexico Court of Appeals # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Westbrook V. Lea General Hospital
- Author : New Mexico Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 16, 1973
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 58 KB
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This action arose from the alleged malpractice of the defendants. Plaintiffs introduced evidence that, after surgery, a tube was allowed to slip into Peggy Westbrook's abdomen. The theory of liability against the hospital was that a nurse, employed by the hospital, was present when the incident occurred but failed to report the incident. Plaintiffs called the nurse as a witness. The nurse denied that she saw the tube incident. The court held that plaintiffs were bound by the nurse's testimony and announced to the jury that Lea General Hospital had been dismissed from the case. Only the case against the physicians was submitted to the jury. It awarded Peggy $189.00 and her husband $120.00. Plaintiffs unsuccessfully moved for an additur or in the alternative, a new trial.
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