JOHNSON v. GRANT HOSPITAL

No. 72-288.

32 Ohio St. 2d 169 (1972)

JOHNSON, ADMR., APPELLEE, v. GRANT HOSPITAL, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 15, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Barkan, Barkan & Neff and Mr. Frank J. Neff, for appellee.

Messrs. Ginger & Christensen, Mr. Richard J. Brentlinger and Mr. Bradley Hummel, for appellant.


O'NEILL, C. J.

For reversal of the judgment of the Court of Appeals appellant advances two propositions of law: (1) "In an action for wrongful death based upon a breach of a specific duty of care owed by the defendant to a person committing suicide, the act of suicide is an intervening cause of death unless the decedent was mentally incompetent at the time he killed himself"; (2) "Where a patient in a general hospital indicates an intention to commit suicide and attempts...

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