ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL, INC. v. BYNUM

No. 78-165.

573 S.W.2d 914 (1978)

ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL, INC., Appellant, v. Mrs. Lorene BYNUM, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas, Division 2.

December 11, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings by Annabelle Clinton, Little Rock, for appellant.

Felver A. Rowell, Jr., Morrilton, for appellee.


HICKMAN, Justice.

St. Mary's Hospital, Inc. of Russellville appeals from a Pope County jury verdict which awarded $13,000.00 to Mrs. Lorene Bynum, the appellee.

We agree with St. Mary's argument that there was no substantial evidence to support a finding of negligence by the jury and, therefore, we reverse the judgment in this case and dismiss it.

The facts are essentially undisputed. Mrs. Bynum's husband was in St. Mary's as a patient. She went to...

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