Legal Opinion
Rice v. Sebasticook Valley Hospital
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 8, 1985PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATHEN, Justice.
Mary S. Rice, the plaintiff, appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Somerset County) entered in favor of the defendant, Sebasticook Valley Hospital. After a jury-waived trial, the presiding Justice found the evidence to be insufficient to support the claim that plaintiff was negligently injured by defendant while a patient in defendant’s care. We find no error and deny the appeal.
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On April 6, 1980, plaintiff was admitted to the defendant hospital. She complained of chest pain and was treated in the special care unit for two days. On April 8, she was transferred to a…
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