Legal Opinion
Smith v. HCA Health Services of New Hampshire, Inc.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided July 31, 2009No. 2008-807PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHicks, J.
The plaintiffs, Joseph Smith and Laurie A. Smith, appeal an order of the Superior Court (Smukler, J.) granting summary judgment to the defendant, HCA Health Services of New Hampshire, Inc. d/b/a Portsmouth Regional Hospital, on the plaintiffs’ claims for false imprisonment, negligence and loss of consortium. We affirm.
The following facts were either found by the trial court to be undisputed or are supported by the record. For many years, Ms. Smith took a regimen of prescribed pain medication after sustaining injuries in a car accident. She also suffered from unrelated psychological disorders,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Lemay v. BurnettSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1995
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- Dent v. Exeter Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 2007
- In re GiacominiSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2005
- Bissett v. RennaSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1998
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