VISTICA v. PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL

Docket No. S.F. 22529.

67 Cal.2d 465 (1967)

432 P.2d 193

62 Cal. Rptr. 577

JERROLD F. VISTICA et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO, INC., Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

October 10, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clausen & Clausen and Henry C. Clausen for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Clark, Heafey & Martin, Chris G. Gasparich and Gerald P. Martin for Defendant and Respondent.


McCOMB, J.

Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment in favor of defendant, after trial before a jury, in a wrongful death action.

Facts: Plaintiffs are the deceased's husband, individually, and her minor children by their guardians ad litem, their father and grandmother.

The decedent, Lorraine Vistica, was a mentally ill person. The testimony of witnesses describes her as one who possessed a schizophrenic personality and was paranoid and strongly motivated...

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