Flowers Hospital, Inc. v. Arnold

SHORES, Justice.

Flowers Hospital, Inc. (“the Hospital”), appeals from a judgment in favor of Janie S. Arnold in her negligence action against the Hospital. Because the trial court erred by instructing the jury on the issue of permanent injury even though there had been no expert testimony to establish a permanent injury, we reverse and remand.

Mrs. Arnold was admitted to Flowers Hospital on June 8, 1991. The orders admitting her diagnosed her as having had a seizure and indicated that the Hospital should take “seizure precautions” in supervising and treating her. While she was a patient at…