Legal Opinion

Chamis v. Ashland Hospital Corp.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided October 13, 2017No. 2015-CA-001071-MRPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NICKELL, JUDGE:

Kathleen Chamis brings this appeal as Executrix of her ’ late husband’s Estate. She claims the trial court erroneously granted summary judgment to the hospital she believes negligently allowed him to fall from a bed on which she says all rails were not up as required by the care plan. In granting summary judgment to Ashland Hospital Corporation, d/b/a King’s Daughters Medical Center (KDMC), the Boyd Circuit Court found the hospital was entitled to judgment as a matter of law and there were no genuine issues of fact. The issue on appeal is whether the res ipsa loquitor…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Steelvest, Inc. v. Scansteel Service Center, Inc.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Scifres v. KraftCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1996
  3. Paintsville Hospital Co. v. RoseKentucky Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Perkins v. HausladenKentucky Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Blankenship v. CollierKentucky Supreme Court · 2010

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3Cited by11 opinions

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