LAIRD v. BUCKLEY


539 A.2d 1076 (1988)

Ann D. LAIRD, Plaintiff Below, Appellant, v. Robert W. BUCKLEY and Chong H. Un, Defendants Below, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: April 11, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard D. Allen (argued), and Jeffrey S. Welch, of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, for plaintiff below, appellant.

Charles H. Toliver, IV (argued), and Robert D. Goldberg, of Biggs & Battaglia, and John J. Polk (argued), Deputy Atty. Gen., Dept. of Justice, Wilmington, for defendants below, appellees.

Before CHRISTIE, C.J., HORSEY, J., and JACOBS, V.C., [sitting by designation pursuant to Del. Const art. IV, § 12].


CHRISTIE, Chief Justice:

This case stems from a wrongful death action brought by the plaintiff/appellant, Ann D. Laird, against Venkataramana Naidu (Dr. Naidu) and defendants/appellees Robert W. Buckley (Dr. Buckley) and Chong H. Un (Dr. Un) who were psychiatrists employed at the Delaware State Hospital (DSH).1 On September 6, 1977, Mrs. Laird's husband...

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