VAN LEIRSBURG v. SIOUX VALLEY HOSP.

No. 86-5362.

831 F.2d 169 (1987)

Dorothy VAN LEIRSBURG, Appellee, v. SIOUX VALLEY HOSPITAL, A South Dakota Corporation, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 13, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carleton R. Hoy and Rick W. Orr, Sioux Falls, S.D., for appellant.

James E. McMahon, Sioux Falls, S.D., for appellee.

Before FAGG and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judges, and TIMBERS, Circuit Judge.


WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Sioux Valley Hospital Corporation (Sioux Valley) appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict that awarded Dorothy Van Leirsburg $100,000 in her negligence action against Sioux Valley. We affirm.

Mrs. Van Leirsburg was a patient at the Sioux Valley Hospital from January 29 through February 6, 1983, receiving treatment for bronchial asthma. The hospital administered intravenous (IV) injections to help her breathing and frequently...

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