Legal Opinion
Castle v. Lockwood-MacDonald Hospital
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided May 24, 1972No. Docket 10318PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTargonski, J.
This case involves a wrongful death action. The deceased was a patient in the intensive care room on one of the upper floors of the defendant Lockwood-MacDonald Hospital. During the night of May 17, 1967, the deceased fell or jumped to death from a window in the room. Thereafter, the following sequence of events transpired.
On May 14, 1970, pursuant to her petition, Emma Castle, widow of the deceased, was appointed special administratrix of her husband’s estate by the Otsego County Probate Court. Then, on May 15, 1970, Emma Castle, as personal representative of the estate, commenced a wrongful…
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3Cited by24 opinions
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