Morales v. Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center

The plaintiff is appealing from a judgment rendered by the trial court following a jury verdict for the defendant. The plaintiff claims the trial court committed error (1) in excluding evidence relevant to the issue of the defendant’s negligence, and (2) in refusing to charge the jury as requested.

The jury could reasonably have found the following facts. On August 11, 1978, a patient, N, came to the defendant, St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, complaining of hearing voices. N was placed in restraints by hospital personnel and was examined by an emergency room physician. This physician…