Becker v. Meyer Rexall Drug Co.

Plaintiff filed suit against defendant for alleged actions which resulted in the death of plaintiff’s decedent. Defendant brought a motion for accelerated judgment, which was denied. Defendant sought leave to appeal. Leave was granted by this Court on July 27, 1984.

Plaintiff’s original complaint, and the amended complaint filed after the motion for accelerated judgment was heard, allege that defendant negligently filled plaintiff’s decedent’s prescription. Plaintiff alleged that defendant supplied decedent with the drug Diabinese instead of the prescribed drug Dilalume. The Diabinese was…