Legal Opinion
Jewish Hospital of St. Louis v. Gaertner
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided June 9, 1983No. 46931PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GAERTNER, Judge.
During the summer of 1981, Tracy Terry was a patient of Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. It was alleged that on June 19,1981 agents and employees of the hospital informed her that laboratory tests disclosed she was suffering from a fatal cancer; that this was an erroneous diagnosis and on July 7,1981, a new report indicated her condition was non-fatal; that by reason of this misdiagnosis she suffered emotional distress and other damage.
On August 4, 1982, Jewish Hospital filed suit in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County against Terry alleging non-payment of its bill for medical…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Harris v. NolaMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976
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