Hitzemann v. Adam

The plaintiff, Christine L. Hitzemann, filed this action against the defendants, George M. Adam, M.D., and Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital (Hospital), for medical malpractice under the Nebraska Hospital-Medical Liability Act and for breach of contract. The trial court sustained the defendants’ demurrers to the plaintiff’s second amended petition and dismissed the plaintiff’s cause of action without prejudice. The plaintiff has appealed to this court assigning as error the trial court’s sustaining the defendants’ demurrers.

When reviewing a ruling on a general demurrer, an appellate court is…