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HINES v. ST. VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER

(15113)

232 Conn. 632 (1995)

CHRISTINA HINES, ADMINISTRATRIX (ESTATE OF JESSICA L. HINES) v. SAINT VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released April 11, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joram Hirsch, with whom, on the brief, were Robert B. Adelman and Jeffrey S. Wildstein, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Patricia A. Carpenter, with whom, on the brief, was Sarah S. Oldham, for the appellee (defendant).

BORDEN, BERDON, NORCOTT, KATZ and PALMER, JS.

BERDON, J.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the trial court was correct in refusing to instruct the jury that an adverse inference could be drawn from the defendant's failure to call a witness to testify.1 The plaintiff, Christina Hines, is administratrix of the estate of her deceased daughter, Jessica Hines.2 She commenced this medical malpractice action...

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