Baptist Memorial Hosp. v. Gosa
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
Iris Wright sued Baptist Memorial Hospital ("BMH"), alleging that a man had shot her in BMH's parking lot as she left work one evening. She sought damages on the theory that BMH was liable for the harm caused by the criminal act of that third party. Wright's friend, Brenda Gosa, also sued BMH on the same theory, seeking damages for wanton or negligent infliction of emotional distress; Gosa alleged that she was in the vicinity of the crime against Wright and became frightened — specifically, Gosa claims she was assaulted.
BMH appealed from a judgment for the plaintiff in each case, following a…
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