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ANDERSON v. ST. FRANCIS-ST. GEORGE HOSP., INC.

No. 95-869.

77 Ohio St.3d 82 (1996)

ANDERSON, ADMR., APPELLEE, v. ST. FRANCIS-ST. GEORGE HOSPITAL, INC., APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided October 10, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Knapp, for appellee.

Dinsmore & Shohl, Deborah R. Lydon, June Smith Tyler and Sara Simrall Rorer, for appellant.

Bricker & Eckler, James J. Hughes, Jr. and Catherine M. Ballard, urging reversal for amici curiae, Ohio Hospital Association and Ohio State Medical Association.

MOYER, C.J.

We are presented with the following question: Where a medical provider administers a life-prolonging treatment or procedure to a patient against the patient's instructions, is the medical provider liable for all foreseeable consequential damages resulting from the treatment or procedure? This is a case of first impression, and presents this court with the issues raised by a claim of "wrongful living." In its simplest form, the question becomes: Is "continued...

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