Legal Opinion
Hilda Hegger, of the Estate of Fred P. Hegger, Plaintiff-Appellee v. George E. Green, and St. Luke's Hospital Center, Defendant-Appellant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 13, 1981No. 12, 49, Dockets 80-7146, 80-7170PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiff Hilda Hegger, executrix for the estate of her deceased husband, Fred Hegger, brought this diversity-based medical malpractice action against the defendants Dr. Green and St. Luke’s Hospital Center (St. Luke’s), claiming that their negligence caused the wrongful death of her husband. The jury found that both defendants had been negligent and that the decedent had been contributorily negligent. In response to special interrogatories, the jury computed the total damages due the plaintiff, deducted a percentage for the decedent’s contributory negligence, and…
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