Legal Opinion
Kelley v. Wiggins
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided February 23, 1987No. 86-117PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
David Newbern, Justice.
This is a wrongful death case. The appellants, Dr. Manuel Kelley, Lee County Cooperative Clinic, and Lee Memorial Hospital were allegedly negligent in their treatment of Melinda Wiggins, causing her to die as the result of eclampsia, a condition involving hypertension, which occurs in pregnant women. The clinic and the hospital were immune from suit, so their insurers, appellant Ambassador Insurance Company for the clinic and appellant St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company for the hospital, were sued directly pursuant to Ark. Stat. Ann. § 66-3240 (Repl. 1980).
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