Legal Opinion
Vincent Ex Rel. Staton v. Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided October 29, 1993No. S-4553PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.
In this appeal, we must determine if the superior court’s causation instruction constituted prejudicial error.
FACTS & PROCEEDINGS
On December 11, 1988, at 6:14 a.m., Elaine Vincent (Vincent) was admitted to the emergency room at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital (FMH), for treatment of severe abdominal cramps which were accompanied by vomiting and diarrhea. Vincent was attended to by Kathy Stevens, RN, who took a history and assessed Vincent’s condition. Nurse Stevens later testified that Vincent appeared to need fluids, but that her condition did not seem…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- State v. AbbottAlaska Supreme Court · 1972
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3Cited by32 opinions
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