Legal Opinion
Richardson v. Knud Hansen Memorial Hospital
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 28, 1984No. 83-3489PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SEITZ, Circuit Judge.
The Government of the Virgin Islands, the Knud Hansen Memorial Hospital,1 and Jill Kooiker, a registered nurse, all defendants in this wrongful death action, appeal the order of the district court granting judgment for the plaintiff, Alice C. Richardson, and awarding damages in the amount of $225,000. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
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Almando Felix, a two-year old boy, checked into the Knud Hansen Memorial Hospital for minor elective surgery on his neck. Knud Hansen is one of two hospitals owned and operated by the Government of the Virgin…
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3Cited by17 opinions
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