RISHELL v. JANE PHILLIPS EPISCOPAL MEM.

No. 86234.

934 P.2d 360 (1996)

Max Lee RISHELL, Curator, on behalf of the person and estate of Kathleen LACEY, an incapacitated person; Ralph Lacey; Jeffrey Ralph Lacey; Benjamin Jay Lacey, a minor, by Ralph Lacey as his parent and next friend; and Catherine Lynn Lacey, a minor, by Ralph Lacey, as her parent and next friend, Appellants, v. JANE PHILLIPS EPISCOPAL MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER; Jane Phillips Episcopal Hospital, Inc., formerly Jane G. Phillips Memorial Hospital, Inc., d/b/a Oklahoma Medical Collection Services; and Charles Wellshear, M.D., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Oklahoma, Division No. 3.

Rehearing Denied October 25, 1996.

Certiorari Denied January 29, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ben T. Lampkin, Jo L. Slama, Larry Tawwater, Lampkin, McCaffrey & Tawwater, Oklahoma City, and Stratton Taylor, Carle, Higgins, Mosier & Taylor, Claremore, for Appellants.

Stephen Rodolf, Leslie C. Weeks, Barkley & Rodolf, Tulsa, and Steven J. Adams, Gardere & Wynne, Tulsa, for Appellees, Jane Phillips Episcopal Memorial Medical Center.

Inona J. Harness, Haven Tobias, Pierce, Couch, Hendrickson, Baysinger & Green, Oklahoma City, for Appellee, Charles Wellshear, M.D.


Released for Publication by Order of the Court of Appeals of Oklahoma, Division No. 3.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

GARRETT, Judge:

Kathleen Lacey was admitted to Jane Phillips Episcopal Hospital (Hospital). While she was there as a patient, she attempted to hang herself. As a result, she allegedly suffered injuries which left her permanently disabled and dependent on constant medical care. Max Lee Rishell...

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