Foster Ex Rel. Estate of Riser v. Spartanburg Hospital System

Shaw, Judge:

Appellant, Virginia Foster, instituted this wrongful death action as the personal representative of the estate of Wardie Ruth Riser against respondent, Spartanburg Hospital System. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the Hospital and the trial judge denied Foster’s motion for a new trial. Foster appeals. We reverse and remand.

The record reveals as follows. Ms. Riser was admitted to the post-coronary care unit of the Hospital on May 12, 1989. Approximately f>k hours after her arrival, Riser died from a heart attack. Foster, Riser’s daughter, brought this action against the…