CUERVO v. MERCY HOSP., INC.

No. 96-396.

694 So.2d 98 (1997)

Evelio CUERVO and Maria Cuervo, his wife, Appellants, v. MERCY HOSPITAL, INC., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied June 18, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hoppe & Strokes; A.J. Barranco, Miami, and Norma Kassner; Robert F. Kohlman, Miami, for appellants.

Wolpe & Leibowitz and Bradley H. Trushin, Miami, for appellee.

Before FLETCHER, SHEVIN and SORONDO, JJ.


SHEVIN, Judge.

Evelio and Maria Cuervo appeal a final summary judgment in favor of defendant Mercy Hospital, Inc. We reverse.

Evelio Cuervo was admitted to Mercy Hospital by Dr. Carlos Iglesias to undergo routine diagnostic cardiac tests and was released three weeks later as a double leg amputee. Dr. Iglesias had surgical privileges at Mercy Hospital and was authorized to perform a cardiac catheterization. However, after performing the catheterization on Mr...

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