Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Sankey
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided August 23, 2004No. 83A04-0308-CV-420PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VAIDIK, Judge.
Case Summary
Larry Roberts, personal representative of the estate of Nell Roberts, appeals the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Dr. Peggy Sankey. Because we find that Indiana Code § 16-21-2-7 does not create a private right of action, we conclude that the trial court properly granted summary judgment in favor of Dr. Sankey.
Facts and Procedural History
In 1994, Nell died while she was a patient in the Vermillion County Hospital ("VCH"). An investigation by the Indiana State Police subsequently revealed that during the time period that Nell was a patient at…
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