SHADDEN v. VALLEY VIEW HOSP.

No. 83724.

915 P.2d 364 (1996)

Marjorie K. SHADDEN and Boyd Shadden, Appellants, v. VALLEY VIEW HOSPITAL d/b/a Valley View Regional Hospital, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

April 16, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rick W. Bisher, Boettcher, Ryan & Martin, Oklahoma City, for Appellants.

A. Scott Johnson, Mary Hanan, Michael J. Heron, Michael D. Denton, Kimberly S. Majors, A. Scott Johnson and Associates, P.C., Oklahoma City, and Bob E. Bennett, Ada, for Appellee.


LAVENDER, Justice.

We hold that a negligence suit brought by patient for personal injuries against a hospital for failing to restrain patient in her bed resulting in injurious fall of patient is not barred by a general release given to original tortfeasor driver allegedly responsible for causing automobile accident that necessitated hospital admission. Under the teachings of Moss v. City of Oklahoma City,

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