Legal Opinion
Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County v. Menapace
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided November 9, 2017No. S-17-0055PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HILL, Justice.
[¶1] Darrell Menapace filed a medical malpractice complaint against Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County (the Hospital) alleging the Hospital was vicariously liable for the acts or omissions of a physician who worked at the, hospital as an independent contractor. The Hospital moved for. summary judgment on the ground that the physician was not a Hospital employee and the Hospital was therefore immune from liability for his acts or omissions. The district court found that the Hospital waived its immunity by purchasing liability insurance and on that basis denied the Hospital’s…
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