CORNELIO v. STAMFORD HOSPITAL

(SC 15826)

246 Conn. 45 (1998)

ANGELA CORNELIO v. STAMFORD HOSPITAL

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released August 4, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brenden P. Leydon, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Douglas R. Steinmetz, with whom was Charles D. Ray, for the appellee (defendant).

Mark R. Kravitz, Alex V. Chachkes and Jennifer D. Jackson filed a brief for the Connecticut Hospital Association, Inc., as amicus curiae.

Callahan, C. J., and Borden, Norcott, Katz, Palmer, McDonald and Peters, JS.


Opinion

CALLAHAN, C. J.

The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the plaintiff, Angela Cornelio, has a right to immediate possession of pathology slides obtained and analyzed in the course of her medical care by the defendant, Stamford Hospital. We conclude that she does not have such a right.

The following facts and procedural history are undisputed. A Papanicolaou test, or Pap smear, is a test commonly used to screen for cancer of...

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