Legal Opinion
Vinchiarello v. Kathuria
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided May 16, 1989No. 6708PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFoti, J.
In this medical malpractice action, the plaintiff administratrix appeals from the judgment rendered, after a jury trial, in favor of the defendants, Nirmal Kathuria, a psychiatrist, and the Charlotte Hungerford Hospital. The plaintiff claims three errors in the trial court’s instructions to the jury. We find no error.
The jury could reasonably have found the following facts. On July 13,1983, Delores Thorpe died as a result of a self-inflicted overdose of the drug Asendin which was prescribed by the defendant Kathuria. The defendant Kathuria is employed by the hospital, and treated Thorpe for…
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