Blodgett v. Kahn

Evans, Judge.

This is an appeal by the plaintiffs, Aaron C. Blodgett and his parents, Karen and Stephen Blodgett (“appellants”), from a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Hancock County directing a verdict in favor of defendant Lima Memorial Hospital on plaintiffs’ complaint against it for the alleged malpractice of certain nurses.

On January 7, 1986, at approximately 6:15 p.m., Karen Blodgett arrived at Lima Memorial Hospital with her husband, Stephen. Karen, approximately twenty-six weeks pregnant with her first child, believed at that time that she was experiencing labor contractions.…