Legal Opinion
Stacy v. Truman Medical Center
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided September 22, 1992No. 74346PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Judge.
This consolidated appeal involves two wrongful death actions that were filed as a result of a fire that occurred in room 327 at Truman Medical Center (TMC) on December 30, 1986. Stephen Stacy and Dale Wheeler were patients in the room and died as a result of the fire. Wanda Stacy, Stephen’s mother, and Stephen’s three children, Michael, Stephanie and Lindsey, filed a wrongful death suit against TMC and one of its nurses, Michelle Taylor. Thelma Allen, Dale’s mother, and Amanda Wheeler, Dale’s daughter, brought a similar suit, and the cases were consolidated for discovery and…
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