ADAMS v. COOPER HOSP.


295 N.J. Super. 5 (1996)

684 A.2d 506

EDWARD ADAMS AND BARBARA ADAMS, H/W, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. COOPER HOSPITAL AND KIM HOLCOMB, R.N., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS, AND ANTHONY MURE, M.D., DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided November 13, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Parker, McCay & Criscuolo, for appellants (Stacy L. Moore, Jr., of counsel; Brooke D. Schmoll, on the brief).

Joseph P. Briglia, for respondents.

Before Judges MUIR, Jr., KLEINER, and BILDER.


The opinion of the court was delivered by MUIR, Jr., J.A.D.

In this nursing malpractice action, the jury awarded Edward Adams (plaintiff) $1,500,000 and his wife, Barbara Adams, $160,000 on her per quod claim. Defendants appeal the ensuing judgment. They argue the trial court committed reversible error when it refused to instruct the jury on the right of a nurse to exercise her medical judgment in the treatment of a patient. They also contend, because the plaintiff...

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