Legal Opinion
Stratton v. Medical Center Rehabilitation Hospital
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided May 14, 1996No. Civil 950318PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESCHKE, Justice.
Martha Jane Stratton and Terry Stratton appeal from a summary judgment dismissing their claims against the Medical Center Rehabilitation Hospital [Center] and the State of North Dakota. We affirm, concluding that the Center and the State are immune from liability under the pre-Bulman doctrine of sovereign immunity.
Martha Jane injured herself in a fall while leaving the Center after completion of treatment on December 13, 1989. Strattons sued the Center and the State, alleging the Center was negligent in allowing Martha Jane to leave the treatment room without assistance.…
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