Legal Opinion
Ritter v. Wayne County General Hospital
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided November 14, 1988No. Docket 97709PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff appeals as of right from separate orders entered granting summary disposition to defendants Wayne County General Hospital (wcg) and Detroit Osteopathic Hospital Corporation (doh) and dismissing defendants as party defendants.
On March 17, 1984, plaintiffs decedent, Melvin Ritter, presented himself to the emergency room of Northwest General Hospital. In her complaint, plaintiff alleges that on March 17, 1984, wcg had "refused to accept Melvin Ritter because of 'no beds’ available.” According to the discharge summary from Northwest General Hospital, Ritter complained of fever and…
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