Brooks v. Goldhammer

Ethel L. Brooks, administratrix of the estate of Mary Kate Lucy, deceased, sued Dr. Richard Goldhammer, James Royals,1 and Dr. Robert Fortier-Benson, alleging that they had negligently and wantonly managed, monitored, and/or administered the induction of general anesthesia to Ms. Lucy during an attempted surgical procedure in July 1987, and that their negligence had proximately caused Ms. Lucy's death. Dr. Goldhammer, Royals, and Dr. Fortier-Benson filed motions for summary judgment, which the trial court granted. Brooks appeals only from the judgment for Dr. Goldhammer. We affirm.

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