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HUTTON v. WILLOWBROOK CARE CENTER, INC.

No. 8521SC423.

338 S.E.2d 801 (1986)

Carole Tucker HUTTON, Administratrix of the Estate of Clara Ault Tucker v. WILLOWBROOK CARE CENTER, INC.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

February 4, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Horton, Hendrick & Kummer by Hamilton C. Horton, Jr., and Gray Robinson, Winston-Salem, for plaintiff-appellant.

J. Robert Elster, Michael L. Robinson and Petree, Stockton, Robinson, Vaughn, Glaze & Maready, of counsel, Winston-Salem, for defendant-appellee.

BECTON, Judge.

Plaintiff, Carole Tucker Hutton, appeals from an entry of judgment on a jury verdict in favor of defendant, Willowbrook Care Center, Inc. (Willowbrook). Hutton's lawsuit is based on her claim that Willowbrook was negligent in its care and treatment of Clara Ault Tucker resulting in her injury and, ultimately, her death. The jury returned a verdict finding that defendant was not negligent.

On 18 March 1980, Ms. Tucker was admitted as a patient...

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