McKnight v. St. Francis Hospital & School of Nursing, Inc.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered in favor of plaintiff and against defendant hospital in the amount of $9,000.00 following a bench trial in a malpractice action.

Ruby B. Conly (now deceased from causes unrelated to this action) was admitted to defendant hospital on October 8, 1973, after an episode in which she had become weak and had fallen in her home. Her physician, Dr. L. F. Podrebarac, made a diagnosis of hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and a mild cerebral accident on the left side. Ms. Conly was 75 years old at the time of her hospital admission. She had been hospitalized…