Heins v. Detroit Osteopathic Hospital Corp.

Plaintiff appeals as of right from a jury verdict of no cause of action in favor of defendant Clark J. Okulski, D.O., and from a directed verdict in favor of defendant Detroit Osteopathic Hospital Corporation. Plaintiffs decedent, Thomas Heins, was 37 years old on the date of his death. He is survived by his wife and two children. The death certificate stated the cause of death as cardiopulmonary arrest and pulmonary embolism. During the four months preceding his death, he was being treated for hydrocephalus, a brain aliment. It is the plaintiff’s contention that the defendants were negligent…