HCA HEALTH SERVICES v. NATIONAL BANK

No. 87-150.

745 S.W.2d 120 (1988)

294 Ark. 525

HCA HEALTH SERVICES OF MIDWEST, INC., d/b/a Doctors Hospital, Appellant, v. NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE (OF EL DORADO, Arkansas), Guardian of the Estate (Only) of James Talley, a Minor, and Shirley Talley and George Talley, Parents, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

February 16, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, Little Rock, for appellant.

Bernard Whetstone, Bud Whetstone, Bobby Davidson, Little Rock, for appellees.


GLAZE, Justice.

This case involves a medical malpractice action against the appellant, HCA Health Services of Midwest, Inc., d/b/a Doctors Hospital, and three of its nurses, Elaine Firestone, Frances Tully and Brenda Swayze. The suit was instituted by the appellees, as guardians of James Talley, who was born at Doctors Hospital in Little Rock on September 7, 1982. James's birth had been uneventful, and he appeared normal and healthy until shortly after midnight on...

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