Barnett v. University of Cincinnati Hospital

J. WarreN Bettis, Judge.

In her complaint, plaintiff Lynda Barnett alleges that defendant was negligent in its medical care of plaintiffs ward, Margaret Thomas, and that its negligence was the proximate cause of a fall that Thomas suffered while under defendant’s care. Defendant denies any liability to plaintiff.

This matter came to trial on the sole issue of liability. The findings and conclusions herein are derived from the documents and pleadings in the case file, evidence at trial, and the presentations by both parties.

The court finds that the following facts were proven by a preponderance…