Smick v. Langvardt

The appellant, Frances I. Smick, as personal representative of the estate of LoRene Smick, deceased, commenced a wrongful death action in the district court for Gage County, Nebraska, against various defendants, including the appellee Louis J. Gogela, Jr. According to the petition, the defendants named in the action were physicians and a registered nurse anesthetist. Smick joined all of the defendants in a single petition, and alleged, in a conclusionary manner and without facts, that the provisions of the Ne braska Hospital-Medical Liability Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 44-2801 to 44-2855…