AIRCO, INC. v. SIMMONS FIRST NAT. BANK

No. 82-12.

638 S.W.2d 660 (1982)

AIRCO, INC., Appellant, v. SIMMONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK, GUARDIAN, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

July 12, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, Little Rock, for appellant.

Whetstone & Whetstone by Bernard Whetstone, Little Rock, for appellees.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

On May 14, 1980, Georgia Huchingson underwent surgery at a hospital in Little Rock. In connection with the operation, certain drugs had impaired her ability to breathe during the surgery; so the anesthetist had to provide artificial breathing for the patient. During the operation the artificial breathing procedure malfunctioned for several minutes, causing Mrs. Huchingson to suffer serious lung injury and irreversible brain damage. This...

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