HICKS v. BAPTIST HOSP., INC.

No. 95-1667.

676 So.2d 1019 (1996)

Henry HICKS, Appellant, v. BAPTIST HOSPITAL, INC., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied August 7, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcus J. Michles of Kerrigan, Estess, Rankin & McLeod, Pensacola, for Appellant.

J. Nixon Daniel, III, and James J. Crongeyer, Jr., of Beggs & Lane, Pensacola, for Appellee.


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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