Jefferson Hospital Ass'n v. Garrett

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

Plaintiff, Patsy Garrett, as administratrix of her mother’s estate, filed suit against defendant, Jefferson Hospital Association, Inc., and its insurer, defendant, St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company. The complaint alleged the hospital was negligent in leaving the decedent unattended on a bedside commode, and that negligence resulted in a fall which was the proximate cause of her death. The complaint sought damages for the decedent’s medical and funeral expenses, conscious pain and suffering, mental anguish, and loss of consortium. The case was tried to a jury.…