Santa Rosa Medical Center v. Robinson

KLINGEMAN, Justice.

Appellant, Santa Rosa Medical Center, appeals from a judgment against it in the amount of $445,000.00 for damages for personal injuries allegedly suffered by appel-lee, James H. Robinson. The parties will sometimes hereinafter be referred to as they were in the trial court, but in some instances plaintiff will be referred to as “Jimmy”; Santa Rosa Medical Center as “Santa Rosa”; and the Villa Rosa Annex as “Villa Rosa.”

Trial was to a jury, who, in answer to special issues submitted, found:

1. The nursing staff of defendant was negligent in failing to contact a doctor prior…