Johnson v. Hermann Hospital

PAUL PRESSLER, Justice.

A fifteen year old girl suffered brain damage while recovering in Hermann Hospital’s surgical intensive care unit (SICU). A jury found that appellants suffered three million dollars in damages but found no liability against appellees. We reverse the judgment and remand for a new trial.

On November 16, 1976, fifteen year old Cheryl Lynn Johnson was taken to the operating room at Hermann Hospital to have oral and facial surgery. The surgery was to correct “buck teeth.” The surgery was a success. Cheryl was taken to a recovery room and was transferred to Hermann Hospital’s…