Starkey v. St. Rita's Medical Center

Hadley. Presiding Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants, Steven and Carol Starkey (“appellants”), appeal from the judgment for defendant-appellee, St. Rita’s Medical Center (“St. Rita’s”), by the Allen County Common Pleas Court following a jury trial. Appellants alleged that St. Rita’s negligently advised appellants to delay seeking treatment for Mr. Starkey’s suspected heart attack and, as a result, magnified the harm caused to Mr. Starkey. 1

At approximately 5:00 p.m. on October 18, 1993, appellant, Steven Starkey, a thirty-six-year-old man, began sweating, belching, and feeling pressure in his chest,…