Requena v. Franciscan Sisters Health Care Corp.

The plaintiff, Raoul Requena, special administrator of the estate of Rosa Garcia, filed a medical negligence action against Drs. Roy Alcala, R. Singh (hereinafter referred to as Alcala and Singh), and St. Joseph Medical Center (hereinafter referred to as St. Joseph’s) on behalf of Rosa Garcia, deceased. The plaintiff appeals the verdict and judgment entered in favor of the defendants, Alcala and Singh.

On January 26, 1986, Rosa Garcia, who had been suffering from congestive heart failure, complained of severe chest pain. Family members transported her to St. Joseph’s, where a doctor examined…