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STAMFORD HOSPITAL v. VEGA

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236 Conn. 646 (1996)

THE STAMFORD HOSPITAL v. NELLY E. VEGA

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released April 16, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald T. Ridley, pro hac vice, with whom was Ikechukwu Umeugo, for the appellant (defendant).

Paul E. Knag, with whom were Martin A. Clarke and, on the brief, William H. Narwold and Charles D. Ray, for the appellee (plaintiff).

Susan Snook filed a brief for the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., as amicus curiae.

Peters, C. J., and Borden, Berdon, Katz and Palmer, Js.

BORDEN, J.

The dispositive issues in this certified appeal are whether: (1) the Appellate Court improperly dismissed the defendant's appeal as moot; and (2) the trial court improperly granted the plaintiff's request for an injunction permitting it to administer blood transfusions to the defendant against her wishes. The defendant, Nelly E. Vega, a patient under the care of the plaintiff, Stamford Hospital (hospital), appeals...

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