SCHMIDT v. INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH CARE INC.

No. 17113.

635 P.2d 99 (1981)

Linda SCHMIDT, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH CARE, INC., Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Utah.

August 31, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Richards, Ogden, for plaintiff and appellant.

Allen M. Swan, Salt Lake City, for defendant and respondent.


DEE, District Judge:

Plaintiff sued defendant alleging negligence on the part of a nurse employed by defendant in performing a catheterization. Plaintiff appeals following a jury verdict for defendant. We affirm.

Plaintiff was admitted to a hospital owned and operated by defendant. Subsequent to her hysterectomy, it was necessary for her to be catheterized on a number of occasions to allow evacuation of the bladder. In the catheterization procedure, a tube...

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