PURTY v. KENNEBEC VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER


551 A.2d 858 (1988)

Catherine A. PURTY v. KENNEBEC VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER, et al.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided December 22, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark S. Kierstead (orally), Waterville, for plaintiff.

Malcolm L. Lyons, Michael D. Seitzinger, Kristin A. Gustafson (orally), Pierce, Atwood, Scribner, Allen, Smith, Smith & Lancaster, Augusta, for Kennebec Valley Medical Center.

Christopher D. Nyhan, Craig T. Beling (orally), Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, Portland, for defendant for Sanders Burnstein.

Before ROBERTS, WATHEN, GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD, HORNBY and COLLINS, JJ.


COLLINS, Justice.

Following the entry of a stipulated judgment as to all other counts of the plaintiff's complaint against the defendant, the Superior Court (Kennebec County; Chandler, J.) granted the defendant's motion to dismiss Count V of that complaint. On appeal plaintiff challenges the dismissal of Count V of her complaint, which alleged negligent infliction of emotional distress. We conclude that the Wrongful Death Act (the "Act") 18-A M.R.S.A. §...

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