Legal Opinion
Janina Pietrucha, Individually, and as Administratrix of the Estate of Albert Pietrucha, Deceased v. Grant Hospital, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 29, 1971No. 18260PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KILEY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff’s decedent committed suicide in the psychiatric ward of defendant Grant Hospital. This diversity1 wrongful death action by his widow followed. Verdict and judgment were for the hospital. Plaintiff has appealed. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
Decedent was admitted to the hospital September 24, 1967, at about 3:00 p. m. The head of the hospital psychiatric ward and nurse Joyce Laborde had been forewarned of decedent’s extreme depression, his suicidal tendencies and his recent attempted suicide. After routine processing he was placed in a four-bed room in…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Meier v. Ross General HospitalCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Skogen v. Dow Chemical Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Voss Ex Rel. Voss v. BridwellSupreme Court of Kansas · 1961
- Vistica v. Presbyterian Hospital & Medical Center of San Francisco, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1967
- Perez v. Baltimore and Ohio R. Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1960
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- James R. Fitzpatrick, as Trustee of A. W. Sikking Co., Bankrupt v. Philco Finance Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- Crespo Pérez v. Hato Rey Psychiatric Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1983
- Breese v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983
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