SWORD v. NKC HOSPITALS, INC.

No. 10A05-9408-CV-322.

661 N.E.2d 10 (1996)

Diana SWORD and Carl Sword, Jr., Appellants-Plaintiffs, v. NKC HOSPITALS, INC., Alliant Health System, Inc. d/b/a Norton's Children's Hospital, Appellee-Defendant.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

Rehearing Denied March 25, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Derrick H. Wilson, Mattox & Mattox, New Albany, for appellants.

James M. Gary, Weber & Rose, P.S.C., Louisville, Kentucky, for appellee.


OPINION

BARTEAU, Judge.

Diana and Carl Sword appeal from the entry of summary judgment in favor of NKC Hospitals, Inc., Alliant Health System, Inc., d/b/a Norton's Children Hospital (hereinafter "Norton Hospital"), a Kentucky hospital.

ISSUE

We consolidate and restate the dispositive issues raised on appeal as:

1. Whether a hospital may be held liable for the negligent acts of an independent contractor. 2. Whether...

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