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PRINCE v. DUKE UNIVERSITY

No. 493PA89.

392 S.E.2d 388 (1990)

326 N.C. 787

Cecile M. PRINCE, Administratrix for the Estate of Ronald David Prince, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. DUKE UNIVERSITY, a Corporation, d/b/a Duke University Medical Center and/or "Duke Hospital," Defendant.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 13, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David H. Rogers, Raleigh, for plaintiff-appellant.

Yates, Fleishman, McLamb & Weyher by Bruce W. Berger and Jean Walker Tucker, Raleigh, for defendant-appellee.

MARTIN, Justice.

Plaintiff brought this medical malpractice action against defendant hospital seeking damages for the wrongful death of Ronald David Prince as a result of defendant's negligent acts or omissions. Briefly, the facts show that Mr. Prince was an extremely obese twenty-seven-year-old man who had for several years sought medical assistance in his efforts to lose weight. In January 1980, he was admitted into Duke Hospital and underwent a surgical procedure...

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