SALAZAR v. ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL

No. 4111.

619 P.2d 826 (1980)

95 N.M. 150

Janet SALAZAR, as Personal Representative of the Estate of her Fetus, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL, Eric C. Wolf, Kenneth Harrold, M.D., and Northern New Mexico Emergency Medical Services, P.C., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Rehearing Denied April 14, 1980.

Writ of Certiorari Quashed September 30, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel W. Shapiro, Ortega & Snead, P.A., Albuquerque, for plaintiff-appellant.

Richard C. Civerolo, Carl J. Butkus, Civerolo, Hansen & Wolf, P.A., Albuquerque, for defendants-appellees St. Vincent Hospital and Eric C. Wolf.

Thomas A. Simons, IV, Sommer, Lawler, Scheuer & Simons, P.A., Santa Fe, for defendants-appellees Kenneth Harrold, M.D. and Northern New Mexico Emergency Medical Services, P.C.


OPINION

WOOD, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff, individually sought damages for the alleged negligence and malpractice of defendants in taking care of her vaginal bleeding. Those claims are not involved in this appeal. Plaintiff, as personal representative of the estate of her fetus, sought damages for the wrongful death of the fetus. The trial court dismissed the wrongful death claims on the basis that they failed to state...

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