HAYNES v. ALVERNO HEIGHTS HOSPITAL

No. 45190.

515 P.2d 568 (1973)

Theodore HAYNES, Appellant, v. ALVERNO HEIGHTS HOSPITAL, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

October 23, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Simon B. Spradlin, Oklahoma City, for appellant.

John T. Edwards, Monnet, Hayes, Bullis, Grubb, Thompson & Edwards, Oklahoma City, for appellee.


SIMMS, Justice.

The appeal in this case arises from the trial court's sustaining of a general demurrer to plaintiff-appellant's petition. The petition, which asked for special and punitive damages, alleged that on April 16, 1971, the defendant hospital maliciously sent a letter to the social security office in Oklahoma City, plaintiff's Civil Service employer, falsely stating plaintiff owed the hospital $133.40 for hospital services.

The letter stated, in...

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