Legal Opinion
Nail Ex Rel. Nail v. Oklahoma Children's Memorial Hospital
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 10, 1985No. 60678, 60091PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice.
This medical malpractice suit was brought on behalf of a small child, alleging negligence resulting in permanent brain damage. The demurrer of the defendant University of Oklahoma was sustained on the basis of sovereign immunity, resulting in appeal No. 60,091. The remaining defendants (Oklahoma Children’s Memorial Hospital and three physicians) were exonerated by a defendant’s verdict after ten days of jury trial. Plaintiffs have appealed from the trial court’s order overruling their timely filed motion for new trial, that appeal being No. 60,678. The two appeals have been…
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