Legal Opinion
Louis F. Bornmann v. Great Southwest General Hospital, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 29, 1971No. 71-1848PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This is a diversity action brought by Louis F. Bornmann, individually and on behalf of his two minor daughters, for the death of his wife, Nancy C. Born-mann, from a self-administered dose of barbiturate drugs while she was a patient at Great Southwest General Hospital, Inc. in Grand Prairie, Texas. Bornmann appeals from a jury verdict in favor of the defendants: Great Southwest General; the attending physician, Dr. Nancy Amil, deceased; and her partner, Dr. Virginia King, individually and as executrix of Dr. Amil’s estate. The plaintiffs-appellants question the…
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3Cited by20 opinions
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