Walker v. Southeast Alabama Med. Ctr.

Sara Walker brought an action against Southeast Alabama Medical Center ("Southeast"), alleging that she had been injured by negligence on the part of Southeast; her husband Dewey joined her action, seeking recovery for loss of consortium and her medical expenses. Southeast filed a motion for summary judgment, which the trial court granted. The Walkers appeal.

The affidavits and depositions submitted in opposition to the summary judgment motion would tend to support findings of the following facts: In March 1980 Sara Walker was a patient at Southeast, suffering from an ear infection. On March…