PER CURIAM.
Henry Hicks sued Baptist Hospital, Inc., for injuries he claims his deceased wife sustained from smoke inhalation when another patient set fire to his own bed sheets. The theory of Mr. Hicks' action is premises liability. Whether the defendant breached some duty to the inebriated patient who was permitted to keep the cigarette lighter with which he set the fire is not material to plaintiff's claim. The trial court dismissed the complaint on grounds plaintiff...
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