MADDOX, Justice.
The original opinion of December 27, 1991, is withdrawn and the following is substituted therefor.
This case presents a premises liability question. The specific question presented is whether a hospital or other health care facility owes a duty to protect its sedated or anesthetized patients from third-party criminal acts. We have never before decided this specific question, although we have considered other cases involving the liability of...
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