Legal Opinion
Guffey v. Columbia/Colleton Regional Hospital, Inc.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided April 25, 2005No. 25974PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Acting Chief Justice MOORE:
Appellant commenced this wrongful death action as personal representative of her husband’s estate alleging medical malpractice. She appeals a directed verdict and the exclusion of evidence. We affirm.
*161FACTS
James Guffey (Decedent) suffered cardiac arrest at age fifty on September 3, 1997, twenty-five hours after he was discharged from the emergency room at respondent Columbia/Colleton Regional Hospital (Hospital). Decedent had previously undergone two angioplasty surgeries in 1995 to treat unstable angina and subsequently was on medication, including nitroglycerin as…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Bramlette Ex Rel. Estate of Bramlette v. Charter-Medical-ColumbiaSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1990
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1994
- Keaton Ex Rel. Foster v. GREENVILLE HOSP.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1999
- Simmons v. Tuomey Regional Medical CenterSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
- First State Savings & Loan v. PhelpsSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1989
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