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REED v. GOOD SAMARITAN HOSP. ASS'N

No. 82-2325.

453 So.2d 229 (1984)

Vivian REED, As Personal Representative of the Estate of Yvette Dione Reed, Appellant, v. GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, INC., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 1, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel T. Daves, III, of Burdick & Daves, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Steven R. Berger, P.A. and Bernard & O'Brien of Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.

LETTS, Judge.

The question considered is whether a hospital is liable for the tortious acts committed on its premises by a physician in private practice to whom it has granted staff privileges. The trial judge directed a verdict in favor of the hospital. We agree.

This case involves tragic facts which tug at the heart strings. A young black girl, already known by her family and private physician to be suffering from...

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