Legal Opinion
Stamford Hospital v. Vega
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 16, 1996No. 15162PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBorden, J.
The dispositive issues in this certified appeal are whether: (1) the Appellate Court improperly *648dismissed the defendant’s appeal as moot; and (2) the trial court improperly granted the plaintiffs request for an injunction permitting it to administer blood transfusions to the defendant against her wishes. The defendant, Nelly E. Vega, a patient under the care of the plaintiff, Stamford Hospital (hospital), appeals, following our grant of certification,1 from the judgment of the Appellate Court dismissing as moot Vega’s appeal from the judgment of the trial court, which had granted the…
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