Legal Opinion
Baylis v. Lourdes Hospital, Inc.
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided March 14, 1991No. 89-SC-974-DGPublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAMBERT, Justice.
In this medical negligence case, the issue is whether plaintiff’s evidence of causation was sufficient to withstand defendants’ motions for directed verdict. At the close of plaintiff’s evidence in chief, defendants moved for directed verdict and their motions were sustained. The Court of Appeals affirmed.
Appellant sought to prove that she suffered anaphylactic shock as a result of defendants’ negligence in administering her the drug Keflex. She contended that her hospital records reflected a prior allergic reaction to Keflex and that at the time it was prescribed for her,…
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