Legal Opinion
Landes v. Women's Christian Ass'n
Court of Appeals of Iowa
Decided May 25, 1993No. 92-219PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYDEN, Judge.
On October 7, 1988, Russell Landes entered Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital in Council Bluffs for the purpose of outpatient arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. Landes underwent surgery at or about 8:30 a.m. Anesthetic agents were administered. Landes remained in the recovery room until approximately 10:35 a.m. Landes was then released to postoperative accommodations. At about 12:15 p.m., a nurse took Landes to the bathroom, but left him alone there. Landes fell while in the bathroom.
On September 13, 1990, Landes filed a petition against the Women’s Christian Association,…
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