Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. United Hospital Center, Inc. v. Bedell
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided March 14, 1997No. 23847PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McHUGH, Justice:
Petitioner, United Hospital Center, Inc. (hereinafter “hospital”) invokes this Court’s original jurisdiction pursuant to W.Va. Const. art. VIII, § 3 and W.Va.Code, 51-1-3 [1923], and seeks a writ of prohibition against the Honorable Thomas A. Bedell, Judge, to prevent the enforcement of two orders. The first order, entered October 31,1996, ordered the hospital to release to plaintiff Mary Mob-ley, Administratrix of the Estate of Agnes Becker, an incident report prepared by a nurse after Mrs. Becker fell in the hospital’s emergency room. The second order, entered November 1,…
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