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BUTTERFIELD v. OKUBO

No. 880347-CA.

790 P.2d 94 (1990)

Albert John BUTTERFIELD and Angela Butterfield, on Behalf of Tiffany Ruth BUTTERFIELD, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. David OKUBO, Thomas Nickol, and Holy Cross Jordan Valley Hospital, Defendant and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

March 28, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Grindstaff (argued), Quintana & Grindstaff, Attorneys for Appellants Salt Lake City, for plaintiffs and appellants.

David W. Slagle (argued), Snow, Christensen & Martineau, Salt Lake City, for Holy Cross Jordan Valley Hosp.

Gary D. Stott, Michael A. Peterson, Curtis Drake (argued), Richards, Brandt, Miller & Nelson, Salt Lake City, for Thomas Nickol.

R. Scott Williams (argued), G. Eric Nielson, Strong & Hanni, Salt Lake City, for David Okubo.

Before DAVIDSON, JACKSON, and LARSON, JJ.

OPINION

JOHN FARR LARSON, Senior Juvenile Judge:

Albert and Angela Butterfield appeal from a summary judgment dismissing this action for wrongful death, which they allege to be due to medical malpractice by the defendants. Because of a lack of evidence in the record concerning proximate cause, we affirm.

The Butterfields' infant daughter Tiffany died at home on December 20, 1984 of sudden infant death syndrome...

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