HACKATHORN v. LESTER E. COX MEDICAL CTR.

No. 17412.

824 S.W.2d 472 (1992)

Paul HACKATHORN, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. LESTER E. COX MEDICAL CENTER, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Division One.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied February 25, 1992.

Application to Transfer Denied March 24, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel T. Moore, L. Joe Scott, Daniel T. Moore, Poplar Bluff, for plaintiff-respondent.

Donald W. Jones, Timothy E. Gammon, Hulston, Jones, Gammon & Marsh, Springfield, for defendant-appellant.


Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied February 25, 1992.

PREWITT, Presiding Judge.

Defendant is a non-profit corporation operating a hospital. Plaintiff was a patient in defendant's hospital when he suffered burns caused by a heating pad. Following jury trial plaintiff received judgment for $25,000. Defendant appeals.

The first contention presented by defendant is that the trial court erred in refusing to submit an instruction...

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