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ALT v. JOHN UMSTEAD HOSP.

No. COA96-416.

479 S.E.2d 800 (1997)

Steven T. ALT, Plaintiff, v. JOHN UMSTEAD HOSPITAL, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

January 21, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carolina Legal Assistance, Inc. by Deborah Greenblatt, Raleigh, for plaintiff-appellee.

Attorney General, Michael F. Easley by Associate Attorney General, Johnathan P. Babb, for defendant-appellant.

JOHN C. MARTIN, Judge.

Plaintiff filed this claim under the provisions of the State Tort Claims Act, alleging he had been injured by the medical negligence of defendant John Umstead Hospital and its employees. Specifically, plaintiff alleged that defendant's employees, Dr. Parker and Nurse DeBerry, had failed to comply with the standards of practice in the psychiatric profession regarding the use of seclusion and restraint. Defendant hospital denied plaintiff's allegations...

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