Bartlett v. Argonaut Insurance Companies

Conley Byrd, Justice.

Appellant Helen Bartlett, following back surgery in the Memorial Hospital, North Little Rock, Arkansas, became infected with staphylococcus aureau coagulase positive, sensitive to many antibiotics. Based upon the depositions of Mrs. Bartlett, her husband and mother, hospital records, and the affidavits of the hospital administrator and Mrs. Bartlett’s treating physician, the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of appellee, Argonaut Insurance Companies, the hospital’s insurance carrier, Ark. Stat. Ann. § 66-3240 (Repl. 1966). For reversal the appellants, Mrs.…