Kemp v. Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis

PRESIDING JUSTICE SCOTT

delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Beverly Kemp, appeals from an order granting summary judgment in a malpractice action for the defendant, Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, d/b/a St. Mary’s Hospital. We affirm.

The facts are not in dispute. On January 29, 1982, the plaintiff was hospitalized for surgery. While the plaintiff was lying on the operating room table, an independently employed nurse anesthetist knocked over an intravenous (IV) pole and an attached glass IV bottle. The IV bottle struck the plaintiff in the mouth, causing dental…