Vassell v. Presence Saint Francis Hospital

¶ 1 Plaintiff Dionne Vassell gave birth to a stillborn daughter and named her Zealia. She then signed a form authorizing defendant Presence Saint Francis Hospital to dispose of Zealia's remains. According to plaintiff, defendant's employees also orally told her that defendant would bury Zealia in a short period of time. Approximately one year later, Zealia's remains were still in the cooler of defendant's morgue, in a container with numerous other fetal remains.

¶ 2 Shortly after learning that defendant had not buried Zealia's remains, plaintiff filed this action against defendant, who…