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WICKLIFFE v. SUNRISE HOSP., INC.

No. 15668.

706 P.2d 1383 (1985)

Patricia A. WICKLIFFE, as Special Administratrix of the Estate of Angela R. Wickliffe, Deceased, on behalf of the heirs of the Estate, and Patricia A. Wickliffe and John C. Wickliffe, individually, as Natural Parents of said deceased minor, Appellants, v. SUNRISE HOSPITAL, INC., a Nevada Corporation, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

September 24, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Crockett & Myers and Jonathan C. Reed, Las Vegas, for appellants.

Barker, Gillock & Perry and Kerry L. Earley, Las Vegas, for respondent.

OPINION

MOWBRAY Justice:

Appellants John and Patricia Wickliffe appeal from a judgment for respondent Sunrise Hospital in an action for the wrongful death of their teen-aged daughter Angela. While recovering from successful surgery at Sunrise, Angela suffered a respiratory arrest and died twelve days later. We hold that the district court erred by excluding the testimony of the Wickliffes' expert witness under the locality rule. We reverse and remand for...

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