St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Prothro

590 S.W.2d 35 (1979)

ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant,

v.

Jim PROTHRO, Appellee.

No. CA 79-133.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas.

October 24, 1979.

Petition for Review Denied December 3, 1979.

Released for Publication December 5, 1979.

Shackleford, Shackleford & Phillips, El Dorado, for appellant.

Brown, Compton & Prewett, El Dorado, for appellee.

Released for Publication by the Court of Appeals December 5, 1979.

PILKINTON, Judge.

Appellee Jim Prothro, a 76 year old man, was a patient in Warner-Brown Hospital at El Dorado, Arkansas, with a fractured hip. Following surgery on October 21,…