JARVIS v. ST. CHARLES MEDICAL CENTER

33751; CA A33296.

713 P.2d 620 (1986)

77 Or.App. 353

Bonnie JARVIS, Respondent, v. ST. CHARLES MEDICAL CENTER, an Oregon Corporation, Appellant, and Dr. James Sulkosky, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided January 29, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick J. Kouba, Eugene, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Atherly, Butler & Burgott, Eugene.

J. Michael Alexander, Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Burt, Swanson, Lathen, Alexander & McCann, Salem.

Before RICHARDSON, P.J., JOSEPH, C.J., and WARDEN, J.


RICHARDSON, Presiding Judge.

Defendant St. Charles Medical Center appeals from a judgment for plaintiff, based on the negligence of nurses whom it employed. We affirm.

Plaintiff suffered a leg fracture in a skiing accident. Her physician, defendant Sulkosky, surgically reduced the fracture at St. Charles on February 17, 1981. In the course of the surgery, Sulkosky observed and treated symptoms of compartment syndrome, a condition in which swelling or other...

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