THORNTON v. SOUTHWEST DETROIT HOSP.

No. 89-1398.

895 F.2d 1131 (1990)

Elease THORNTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTHWEST DETROIT HOSPITAL, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided February 9, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donnelly W. Hadden (argued), Donnelly W. Hadden, P.C., Detroit, Mich., for plaintiff-appellant.

Dale L. Hebert (argued), Richard Boothman, Boothman, Hebert & Eller, Detroit, Mich., for defendant-appellee.

Before MARTIN, JONES and GUY, Circuit Judges.


BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Elease Thornton appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, Southwest Detroit Hospital, in her action under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

Elease Thornton suffered a stroke on August 27, 1987. Elease Thornton initially was taken to Redford Community Hospital, but she was...

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