Thornton v. Deaconess Medical Center-West Campus
Missouri Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
GARY M. GAERTNER, Judge.
Appellant, Gary F. Thornton (“husband”), appeals the judgment of the Circuit Court of the County of St. Louis dismissing his petition against respondents, Deaconess Medical Center-West Campus, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, and Dr. Kent A. Campbell (collectively “defendants”). We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
*873This suit arises out of husband’s 'wrongful death action following his wife’s suicide on February 11, 1988, after she was discharged from defendants’ care. Before the trial began, in late August of 1993, husband allegedly filed a voluntary dismissal…
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